Episode 2

RAVIER VALENTE

Ravier couldn't believe how the press vultures could be faster than the paramedics. In no time, they were taking pictures and asking questions, while Ravier was trying to understand what had happened to the man.

He did what he learned in his only semester of trauma, he kept the man still, stabilized his neck, and checked for any kind of bleeding until finally, the paramedics arrived. They then took over, and he stepped aside until they put him in the ambulance and he informed them that he would be accompanying the patient.

When they arrived at the hospital, besides the press, he had to give a statement to the police. Who, as soon as they saw his last name, treated him with great courtesy, even offering security, so the reporters wouldn't come near him.

Ravier didn't bother to call his family, he knows the news will get to them faster than a rocket. Even before those damn reporters can spread anything.

The man he ran over is Ravier's biggest concern. He was unconscious, and it's hard to know what's going to happen to him. He would never forgive himself if the man died.

The paramedics were going to take the man to the public hospital, however, Ravier insisted that they take the man to the Santa Cura Hospital, which belongs to his friend, Luciano Couto. There he will be better cared for than in a public hospital.

When it was time to fill out the form, it was another problem, because he doesn't know the man's name, only after they searched his belongings did they discover that his name is Gael Silva.

They found his mother's number on his cell phone, and the hospital staff already called the woman.

As Ravier predicted, his advisor walked through the door; he was saved by the doctor who called him into his office. His parents wouldn't even come, to further call the attention of the press.

As soon as Ravier sat down, he asked:

"So, how is the man?"

"He's doing well and he's conscious, so I think the worst is over."

Ravier breathed a sigh of relief, at least he won't have this weight on his conscience. This is when he resembles his family; he just needs to find a way to compensate this Gael and make him keep his mouth shut and away from the press.

"So I can see him?"

"Of course, Mr. Valente."

The doctor called a nurse to accompany him. The woman, a bleached blonde, looked at him with interest, but Ravier just closed his expression, it was clear that this woman was unprofessional.

When he arrived at the room, there was a woman at the door, hesitant to enter. Ravier suspected that this might be the mother of the man he had run over. She looks sick and is visibly shaken, surely afraid of what might have happened to her son.

"Hello, my name is Ravier Valente, unfortunately I was the one who hit your son, I apologize now for what happened and I want you to rest assured, because I will bear all the costs of his recovery."

The woman looked at Ravier and said:

"Just tell me my son is alive."

Ravier felt a little taken aback by the woman's emotional reaction. He opened the door without answering and both entered the room.

Before they entered, Gael was inside the room thinking about how unlucky he had been. He always had been actually, but this time he had outdone himself.

Just as he was crossing the street and only one block away from getting to Majestic, he was hit head-on by a luxury car, after that he blacked out. These damn rich people think they can do anything in this life.

Gael knows he should just be thankful now that he's alive, but he can't get over the fact that he missed his job interview, he needed it so badly and now he's going to have to stop for at least a week, time he doesn't have.

It was all a complete disaster and he closed his eyes tight to keep from crying. For this was the first time since he came back that he was actually close to getting a job.

After a while like that with his eyes closed, he heard a noise at the door and upon opening his eyes, he saw something he never imagined he would see, his mother Iris, entering the room next to Ravier Valente, the all-powerful CEO of Majestic.

Dona Iris immediately rushed over to her son:

"Honey, are you okay?"

Gael groaned at his mother's outburst, it hurt so much that he couldn't even speak at first.

"Oh my God! Honey, did I hurt you?"

He had cracked a rib and when Dona Iris hugged him, he felt the pain like a stab.

"Don't worry Mom, I'm fine. I want to know how you are."

"I'm fine, dear, if you're fine that's enough for me."

Gael had almost forgotten about Ravier's presence when he introduced himself:

"Hello, my name is Ravier Valente."

He is an imposing man and exudes arrogance, even in a simple introduction. Which made Gael stutter a little:

"I... I know who you are."

"Very well, then let's get straight to the point, unfortunately I ran you over and I'm here to compensate you, in addition to paying for your stay in this hospital."

Ravier's posture was completely arrogant and his good looks were nothing compared to his lack of humility.

Gael thought the rumors about Ravier's bad personality were just that, rumors, but now he could see that they were more than that, it was all true.

Gael knew this category of person well, he was full of them during college and he never wanted to get close to any of them.

"Thank you for your concern, but you have done enough for me today."

Ravier saw a (subtle) change in Gael's demeanor, he realized that he is just a poor ungrateful wretch. But, he can't leave here with the possibility of this guy saying something about him in the press, so he decided to go outside and wait for his mother.

"Excuse me."

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