The Boy Who Save Billionaire's infant son

Chapter 4: The Man Who Wanted Death Reversed

The voice belonged to Augustus Carter, William's father.

The public believed Augustus had died two years earlier. His portrait still hung in the hospital lobby. But now his voice came through the speaker, dry and amused.

William stared upward. "Dad, you are dead."

"Clinically, several times," Augustus replied. "Permanently, not yet."

Celeste closed her eyes.

William turned on her. "You knew?"

"He was dying," she said. "The board needed stability. The foundation needed him."

Walter shoved Ethan behind him. "You will not take the boy."

Augustus laughed softly. "Still protective, Reed. It made stealing Marina difficult."

The door unlocked.

Two security officers stepped in, followed by an orderly with a wheelchair and a woman carrying a syringe tray.

William stood between them and Ethan. "No one touches him."

One officer looked uncomfortable. "Senior authorization supersedes yours."

"My father has no authority. He is legally dead."

"Temporary inconvenience," Augustus said.

Then a thin cry came from the hallway.

Noah.

A nurse appeared, pushing the baby's incubator. Armed guards walked beside it.

William froze. "What are you doing with my son?"

Celeste looked horrified. "No. That was not part of the plan."

"It is now," Augustus replied.

Ethan understood. "He wants me to do it again."

Walter gripped his shoulders. "No. You cannot save everyone."

"But Mom tried," Ethan whispered.

"And I buried her," Walter said.

William looked helplessly at his son, then at Ethan.

"Tell me what to do," he said to Walter.

Walter's eyes sharpened. "Where is Augustus kept?"

Celeste answered, "Sublevel four. Restricted life-support ward."

"Can we get there?"

"Yes," she said. "If Ethan opens the biometric lock. It was built from Marina's access profile. His will match."

Walter went pale. "You used her even after death."

They took the private elevator down.

Behind a glass wall, connected to huge machines, lay Augustus Carter.

His eyes were open.

And he smiled at Ethan.