"Michelle, are you okay?"From bowing, Michelle's face rose when she heard her younger brother's voice.She looks at her brother and with a hesitant smile on her lips, she shook her head. "Yes. Of course, I am. I was just really worried about you yesterday. You made me nervous, Michael. I thought you would leave me too."Just the thought of losing her only brother makes her feel like crying. She will not be able to cope up when even his brother would disappear from her life and she may have completely given up on life.Michael smiled at her, the smile that she loves to see every day, the kind of smile that gives her the reason to keep on working so hard even though she is already struggling. And she wanted to see that smile every day."I'm sorry if I worried you. If I could just prevent my body from getting sick so you wouldn't have a problem, I already did."She felt the guilt in her brother's voice that saddened her. She put down what she was holding then took one of his brother's hands.She gently squeezed its hand. "Don't even think about it. The important thing right now is that you need to get treatment so that your illness would not get worse." She gently told him."But we don't have enough mon---""I will take care of it. Just rest and do everything the doctor says. Don't be stubborn." She immediately said.She saw the resistance in her brother's eyes but it didn't say anything and chose to keep quiet.The silence was eating them until Michael's gaze shifted to the thing that she was holding.Disconcerted, Michelle put the thing in the pocket of her pants. When she looked at her brother again, Michael's forehead was already furrowed.She gave him a hesitant smile but Michael did not smile back."Ahm, just take a rest first. The doctor will be back later so in the meantime, you can just go back to sleep." She said, trying to divert her brother's attention but she failed.Michael kept staring at her but this time, his face is serious. "I am telling you, Michelle. Whatever you are planning, don't do it." Michael said while still seriously staring at her.Michelle took a deep breath and stared back at Michael with determination in her eyes. "Everything will be okay, Michael. For now, just rest. I'll just leave you for a while but I'll be back soon." She said and kissed Michael's forehead.She was about to leave when she heard her brother saying, "Please Michelle, don't do anything that might harm yourself. Do not rush into your decisions." Michael's voice was begging but she was already determined to do everything to save her brother's life."Everything I do, I do it for you, Michael." She answered her brother and then finally went out of the room.When she closed the door of the room, she pulled out the calling card from the pocket of the pants she was wearing. "I hope you can help me." She whispered as she stared at the name written on the calling card.Rafael Standford. Shock and amazement reflected into Michelle's face as she stared at the house, no, a mansion, in front of her. She re-read the address written on the calling card given to her by the stranger at the hospital to make sure that she is at the right address. And she is in the right place.She looked at the huge mansion again. Every part of the mansion screams money. A lot of money.So that stranger is wealthy. She thought.It took her several minutes before she decided to ring the doorbell.Just a few minutes later, an old woman came out of the mansion and if her suspicion was correct, she was a housemaid.The old woman smiled at her and she smiled back."Do you need anything?" The old woman asked with a gentle and full of kindness tone."Ahm, I'm Michelle. I'm...looking for Mr.Rafael Standford. Is he there?" She politely asked."You are Michelle? Oh, he's been waiting for you. Come in!" The old woman invites.She frowned at what the old woman said.He's been waiting for her? Does that mean that he already knows she will not be able to refuse his help?She hesitated to enter the mansion for a few seconds but when she remembered her brother's condition, she took a deep breath and followed the old woman.She was already very impressed with the mansion when she was still outside but she was even more amazed now that she was able to get inside. She felt like she was inside a beautiful castle as they walked down the mansion's hallway. And while they're walking, she couldn't help but admire the variety of paintings that was posted on each wall of the hallway.Since she was a child, she was already interested in painting and even dreamed of becoming a great painter one day. But destiny played with her life that it took her parents so early, making her unable to fulfill that dream.When they finally reached the end of the hallway, they stopped right in front of a closed-door of a certain room. She suddenly felt even more nervous. She did not know the man but she's also desperate enough to find a large amount of money to save the life of her brother.The old woman knocked on the door three times before saying, "Your guest is here, Señorito." The old woman announced then looked at her. A warm smile was still posted on the old woman's lips. "Go." The old woman said."But he has not given permission yet." She said.But the old lady just held her hand and slightly dragged her towards the closed door. "There is no need. Señorito has already informed us earlier that when you arrive, we will just take you here and permit you into his room."She sucked her breath. "I-is that so?" She asked the woman nervously.The old woman nodded in response to her question. "Yes, so please do come in. Señorito dislikes waiting." The old woman said before leaving her without saying goodbye."W-wait!" She tried to stop the old woman but she did not even look at her and just kept walking until she completely disappeared from her sight.She faced the closed door again. Her heart beats tripled. Right in front of her is a stranger's room and only God knows what might happen to her once she's inside the room.Michelle bit her lower lip. She's always like that when she's nervous.She started to have second thoughts if she will continue or not. But every time she tries to back out, the face of her dear brother immediately infiltrates her mind.She closed her eyes tightly, weighing his future decision and the possible outcome of whatever her decision might be.In the end, she decided to go through. She's doing this for her brother and she's willing to risk everything, even her own life to save Michael's life. She can't afford to see him in pain.If only she can take the pain instead of his brother.She took a very deep breath then settled her cold and trembling hand on the doorknob. Her bite on her lower lip got even worse when she finally turned the doorknob to open it.