Chapter 33: I gave her up for adoption

Liam:

,,What happened? Where did the problem come from? She had no breathing problems,"

,,Liam.. We found this. She has a very weak heart. I don't know how you didn't see it before and I'm honestly surprised she survived the surgeries you gave her. She has a very weak heart. It's manageable but the anesthesia could kill her,"

,,She was fine before. She had no heart problems Josh. I gave her anesthesia and she handled it just fine,"

,,Among other things, we found this in her body. I don't know if she took it voluntarily but it's a very strong drug that causes serious health problems and weakens the heart," he said and showed me the results. Daisy looked at me.

,,She was abducted. They probably gave her this. Okay. So what do you suggest?  Postpone the operation?,,"

,,Operate without anesthesia Liam.. It will numb the part of her where she will be operated on. She may not survive the anesthesia. If she wants to live, she has to save herself. That means no drugs, alcohol and cigarettes. You can live with what you have but if she breaks this, her heart will fail and she will die. I gave her an injection to help her breathe, she should be better," he said and walked away. I took off her mask. I could feel how hard she was breathing.

,,Daisy,,"

,,Will I die?,,"

,,No. I will operate on you without anesthesia. They injected you with a very large amount of drug and it damaged your heart.  You can't smoke, drink alcohol.. You have to be careful, otherwise your heart will fail,"

,,My life is useless,"

,,No.. Don't say that Daisy.. It's possible to live with it but you have to be careful and most importantly you have to be under the supervision of a doctor and that's me. Rest and I'll operate on you tomorrow,"

,,Do I have to stay here Liam?,"

,,Yes Daisy. You have to. We'll operate on you tomorrow morning. You'll hear everything. You'll hear me and the other surgeons. And after the operation I'll check if you have feeling in your legs. Everything will be fine.  Don't worry," I whispered and kissed her hair

Daisy fell asleep. I went to the office and looked at Chris.

,,What happened to her?,,"

,,Weak heart,,"

,,We operated on her and she was fine,,"

,,When they kidnapped her, they gave her drugs in high doses. Those drugs weaken the heart and the human body in general. She has a weak heart and I can't give her anesthesia. She will only have a numb part and so we have to operate on her. But.. I want to tell you something. Maybe it's not even true but you should know,,"

,,Go ahead,,"

I took a breath and looked at Chris. But how should I tell him?

"You know.. Lily is Daisy's biological mother," I said and he almost started to cry.

"What?,"

"I didn't tell you everything. I didn't know how you would react Chris. At the orphanage they told me that Daisy was placed there right away and then.. A woman put her there, in the photos she was a poor woman, ragged. A few days later Mark and Lily came to pick her up.. That ragged woman and Lily were the same person. She pretended to be homeless but she wasn't,"

"You don't mean this, what you're telling me here Liam. But.. Who is her father? Who?,"

"Then.. Then they took her to Norway and they lived there for a long time. Chris.. You don't realize it but Daisy has a smile like yours, eyes like yours.  I think I found her and I also think you shouldn't go into the operating room tomorrow,"

"No.. No.. This can't be true. Daisy? You must be wrong Liam. This is impossible," he whispered and started walking around the office.

"How old is Daisy? 26 years old. How many years ago did you have an affair with her? 25 years ago Chris. Time is running out. Look. Maybe I'm really wrong. I'll try to find out more but don't go into the operating room tomorrow. It'll be a mistake,"

"I want to operate on her Liam! And what if she's really my daughter? I saved her when she had that serious pneumonia. We operated on her. And I didn't know where my daughter was,"

"Calm down. Maybe I'm really wrong Chris and she's not your daughter,"

"And when is she? What if she's my daughter? She's lying there paralyzed and she was on the street," he said. I poured a glass of whiskey and handed it to him.

"Calm down and we'll talk. You're upset Chris,"

"When... When Daisy was kidnapped by Chris. My son James, Mark and even Lily were with her. She asked her who her father was. She said he was just as weak as her. She said she'd never know who her father was. She said he was a famous surgeon and you were a surgeon. Maybe I'm wrong and maybe she's your daughter but Chris. Keep it to yourself. You're not going to go and tell her something. I need to find out if she's really your daughter first,"

"Does she look like me?"

"It's like you're going to miss Chris. I've always been drawn to her and I never knew what. Try to forget what I said... I wanted you to know.  "So you know what I found out, but keep it to yourself and don't tell her anything. If you told her something and it wasn't true, it would hurt her a lot," I said and he took another glass of whiskey.

"But.. But.. Someone's starting to become an alcoholic here," said Lily, who came into my office. I frowned.

"I wanted to see you. Who's Daisy's father? Who's her father? Who?" Chris shouted loudly

"You might not care, but if you want to know, it's not you. A man raped me. He was an alcoholic, a junkie, and a homeless man. He's her father," she said. I knew he was lying.

"But you told Daisy something else. You told her that her father was a well-known and respected surgeon.  Or am I wrong?," I asked, raising an eyebrow

"Did I lie to her? Should I have told her her father was homeless? She only has Mark and me. No one else," she screamed loudly. I knew she was lying.

"She didn't. You both abandoned her. My son and Mark raped her. That girl is sad. She needs to get over it. And yes. I think her father is Chris. Time is running out. They look alike," I said. She was turned off.

"I put your baby up for adoption! Are you deaf? You'll never find her. Never,"