After Stella fed the little guy, Clarence directly carried him away.
Stella remembered what had happened in the morning and said uneasily, “Don’t make him cry.”
He replied, “You should tell him not to bully me.”
After saying that, he carried the little one with one hand and walked towards the garden.
The boy lay on his back, looking at Stella with a sad face.
Dolores said, “Don’t worry. He knows what to do.”
Stella withdrew her eyes and smiled in silence. “I know.”
Clarence was tough on the outside but soft on the inside.
After finishing her food, Stella was going to wash the dishes when Archer coughed and said, “Well, you
come with me for a moment. I want to talk to you about something.”
She replied, “Let me wash…”
Dolores took the bowl from her and said, “Go ahead and leave it to me.”
After that, she turned around and went into the kitchen.
Stella withdrew her eyes, wiped her hands, followed him out and asked in a small voice, “What’s
wrong?”
He touched his neck. “If I said something wrong just now, I'm sorry.”
She smiled. “It’s okay.”
He added, “But what I said is true. You can try to have another baby. The umbilical cord blood of a
newborn baby contains plenty of stem cells which are the seeds of life. They will turn into various cells,
like blood cells, nerve cells, bone cells and so on. Cord blood has hematopoietic stem cells that can
help rebuild the body’s hematopoietic and immune systems and can be used for hematopoietic stem
cell transplants. It is useful the treatment and there may be unexpected surprises.”
She got stunned for a second. “Really?”
He nodded. “Yes. We have tried all the other methods. Now there is only this one left.”
Her eyes lit up with hope, but then dimmed down again. She asked with uncertainty, “Can you find it
from the cord blood bank?”
“I am doing it now. But the possibility of rejection will be quite high. Even if we find a match, it will not
work best for him, so…” he paused.
She lowered her head and muttered, “That’s why cord blood that comes from his siblings is the best for
his treatment.”
He nodded, “That’s right.”
After saying that, he got closer to her and said in a mysterious way, “Is something wrong with
Clarence? Tell me and I can give him a few injections so that he can recover and regain his former
glory.”
She did not know what to say.
His sounded like those fake doctors in some bad TV commercials.
She forced a smile. “I had a miscarriage once and did not recover well. When I was pregnant with this
child, I had an examination and the doctor told me that my health was not good and it would be difficult
for me to get pregnant again.”
He frowned. “Is there such a thing?” After a short while, he added, "I can do a test for you."
The result soon came out. Looking at Archer's face who was reading the report, and she understood
everything. She pursed her lips.
A few moments later, he spoke, “The doctor who examined you was right. But this kind of thing was not
one hundred percent definite. As long as you nurse your health well, you still have a good chance of
getting pregnant.”
“What should I do?” she asked.
“Take medicine, receive injections, do more excises, go to bed early and rise up early, reduce work and
rest well.”
She asked, “How long will it take?”
“This is not an easy thing. Nobody can say for sure. And medication and injections could be quite
torturing. So how about you discuss it with Clarence…”
“No need to discuss. I can do it.” She looked at the two figures in the garden and murmured, “This is
the only thing I can do.”
He said, “Okay. Then I will go and dispense your medicine first.”
She withdrew her gaze and said, “Don’t tell Clarence about this. I will find a chance to talk to him.”
“Okay. It will take a few days for me to prepare the medicine, so there is no hurry,”
He glanced at his phone. “I am going to the lab first. Bring the child up for treatment at 9:30.”
She nodded. “Okay.”
After he went upstairs, she stood in the same placed for a while. Then she went back to her room, took
out a sketchbook from the bag, and flipped through the sketches page by page.
After some time, she closed the sketchbook and stood by the window.
In the garden, the little guy was tottering. Clarence squatted next to him and he did not seem so
focused. However, every time the little one was about to fall, Clarence always placed his hand behind
him.
The little guy ran very happily. When he was unable to stand steadily, he would lean on Clarence’s leg,
adjusted his posture and continued to move forward.
It was a strangely harmonious scene.
It seemed more like a tacit understanding between the two.
She looked at them and showed a slight smile. Then she took out her phone and made a call.
“Hello, Louis. This is Ms. Radomil. I am sorry to disturb you. I want to talk to you about the fashion
week I mentioned before.”
…
In the garden, the sunlight was a bit blinding.
The little guy probably got hot playing, and turned around to leave.
After taking two steps, he hugged Clarence’s leg, tilted his head and looked at him, not moving.
Clarence bent down and scratched his little chin. “Do you want me to hug you?”
The boy narrowed his eyes and showed him a big smile, slurring, “Hug…”
“Now you are playing cute at me?” Clarence asked.
The little one did not understand him and just hugged his leg without letting go. It was obvious that he
was tired and wanted to be pampered.
Clarence picked him up with one hand and carried him in his arms. Without taking a few steps, his
phone rang.
He freed one hand to answer the call. “What is it?”
Maxwell on the other end of the phone said, “Mr. Conrad, I just received news that Caesar has left City
N and gone to Riverside City.”
Clarence asked, “Did something else happen in City N?”
“No. Everything is normal.”
“What about Chassell?”
“He is desperate. Nobody is helping him now, so things will soon get bigger.”
“Keep an eye on him to prevent further troubles.”
Maxwell added, “Mr. Conrad, there is one more thing.”
Hearing him stammering, Clarence said, “Don’t say it if there is no need.”
Maxwell was silent for a while.
Then he said quickly, “Someone form the Conrad family came this morning and said he wanted to see
you.”
“What for?”
“He would not tell me the details but simply asked to see you. I told him that you went to Riverside City.
He wished that you can call him after you get back to City N. He said he had something important to
discuss with you. And he looked quite anxious.” Maxwell continued, “After he left, I checked his
information. He is not Young Master Justin’s man.”
Then he said quickly, “Someone form the Conrad family came this morning and said he wanted to see
you.
“What for?”
“He would not tell me the details but simply asked to see you. | told him that you went to Riverside City.
He wished that you can call him after you get back to City N. He said he had something important to
discuss with you. And he looked quite anxious.” Maxwell continued, “After he left, | checked his
information. He is not Young Master Justin’s man.”
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