The next morning, Fiona woke up around six, which was quite early.
Adrian was now in a special period. Around five in the morning, the nurse had come to take his
temperature. Thankfully, his temperature was normal as it had been the past few days. That morning,
he was going to have his bone marrow drawn for the first time.
When Mandy stepped out of the bathroom, she saw the nurse already taking Adrian's temperature.
She approached them and watched them quietly, a calm look on her face.
The nurse carefully examined his temperature and gave him a smile. "37.5 degrees Celsius. You're
fine."
Mandy breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Adrian didn't have a fever yet. What followed next was the
most critical period. He couldn't have a fever during the operation.
Nathan was already awake. He went straight to the bedside. Blinking his eyes, Adrian grinned and
said, "Good morning, mom and dad."
"Good morning, Adrian," Nathan and Mandy said in unison.
Drawing the bone marrow was a relatively easy operation. It was going to be performed by Doctor
Wang with Mandy inside the operating room.
Nathan had to go back to JS International that day. He had already missed several meetings, and there
had been an accident at the factory in London. With all these things going on, he couldn't help but feel
as if he was back to three years ago when he was alone, and Adrian was suffering from his illness.
Those were the darkest times of his life. He couldn't believe it was happening all over again.
Fortunately, he wasn't alone now. He had Mandy by his side, so he had a source of strength and
motivation.
"Mandy, I need to go to work today. Are you going to be okay by yourself?" He looked at Mandy,
concern written all over his face. He was afraid that Mandy wouldn't be able to handle it if he wasn't
there.
This was a big deal for Adrian after all.
As Adrian's father, he wanted to stay at the hospital. But he had heard rumors that the senior
shareholders were up to something recently. Since he and Mandy were spending day and night at the
hospital, many were suspecting that Adrian was ill.
When Mandy saw the look on Nathan's face, she was taken aback. Then she flashed him an easy
smile and said, "Of course, go on and get back to work. I can take care of our little Adrian."
After all, Nathan was the head of JS International. It wasn't hard to believe that problems would arise
with his prolonged absence.
Mandy was in charge of the Mandy Mall. Since she hadn't been to work ever since Adrian had gotten
ill, she handed over all her work to her subordinate, Quintin.
He was a responsible and aspiring young man. Mandy was confident that he would be able to handle
all the work.
"Okay, I'm heading out soon. I have a meeting at eight." Nathan smiled, but the look in his eyes was
unfathomable.
The senior stakeholders of JS International acknowledged Nathan's leadership. Nathan was the one
who decided on things while Fred executed everything. The senior stakeholders just didn't like the fact
that Fred, who didn't have Jin blood, was the one managing the company.
"Let's eat something first," Mandy suggested as she gently touched Nathan's hand.
"Okay."
After breakfast, Nathan left for work at JS International.
At around half-past eight, Adrian was brought to the operating room. It was just a small operation to
extract his bone marrow. However, it was going to be very painful, so Mandy accompanied him inside.
Generally, anesthesia was injected in anyone who was going to have an operation as it would help
eliminate the pain. However, considering Adrian's condition where his body had already been affected
by the bacteria, the doctor suggested that they refrain from using anesthesia. This only made Mandy
more worried about Adrian.
A child as young as Adrian could only bear so much pain. As his mother, it was only natural that Mandy
would be very worried about him.
Smiling gently, Angelina glanced at Adrian then at Mandy. She raised her eyebrows, and in a soft
voice, she said, "Adrian, it's going to hurt later, but you have to bear it and make sure you don't move."
"Okay. I'm not afraid of pain." Adrian nodded obediently. His eyes were clear as crystal even though he
didn't know what was going to happen next.
Tears welled up in Mandy's eyes. How she wished she could help Adrian bear the pain! She was willing
to take all the pain just so Adrian wouldn't have to suffer.
Angelina picked up the disinfectant-soaked cotton with her tweezers and applied it to Adrian's waist.
Then the nurse handed over a needle to Angelina. Mandy frowned at the sight of it as it was rather
huge. Angelina then aimed it at Adrian's waist before sticking it into his skin and then into his bone.
Adrian shivered slightly. It hurt badly, but he didn't scream or complain. Instead, he tightened his grasp
on Mandy's hand.
"Adrian, don't worry. It'll be over soon." Mandy wiped her tears, feeling sorry for him as she patted his
head.
After about five seconds, Angelina finally took the needle out. Everyone seemed visibly relieved as the
nurse began to clean things up.
When they went back to the ward, Adrian was a little tired. He still felt sore, so Mandy patted him until
he fell asleep.
Fiona lay on the sofa, still unwilling to have a check-up at the gynecology and obstetrics department.
She had been looking forward to having a baby last night, but when she woke up that morning, she felt
scared. Once Mandy was sure that Adrian was fast asleep already, she stood up and walked towards
Fiona.
"Nana, let's go," Mandy said with a gentle smile.
"Where… Where are we going?" Fiona acted as if she was unaware, still not wanting to have a check-
up.
"Where else would we go? Don't tell me you've changed your mind." Mandy bent over and stared at
her sharply, leaving no chance for Fiona to deflect.
For a while, they just stared each other down until Fiona finally surrendered—the determination in
Mandy's eyes was too much for her.
The walls in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the JS Hospital was light pink instead of
the usual white. This helped the patients feel warm and comfortable inside. The corridor was rather
quiet. Women held their cards and reports in the waiting area as they waited to be called.
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