The Return of His Unrivaled Ex-Wife by Zara Gibbon

Chapter 156

“Alright, I’ll go now!” Joanna replied and went out to settle the hospitalization procedures. She was in a

daze.

“Mommy, when are we going home?”

Joanna held back her tears and forced herself to smile. “Be a good girl, Lilia. We’re going to stay in the

hospital for a few days this timer

“Mommy, I don’t want to be hospitalized!”

“Listen to Mommy okay? Mommy will keep you company in the hospital every day this time,” Joanna

said as she turned her face to the side. Her body could not help but tremble.

“Miss Haynes, Lilia…”

“Don’t ask. Just bring Lilia to the inpatient ward”

“Sure, sure!”

Seeing how upset Joanna was, Tracy guessed that Lilia’s condition must be very serious.

She did not dare to ask anymore and quickly brought Lilia to the inpatient ward.

“Doctor, how are you going to treat Lilia’s condition?”

“We’ll need to do a bone marrow match quickly. Fortunately, Lilia’s condition is discovered early, and

she still has a chance of recovering!”

Joanna braced herself up and said, “Please perform the operation as soon as possible!”

“The patient urgently needs a bone marrow transplant. The bone marrow matching in the Bone Marrow

Donor Program is very slow. It’s probably very difficult to wait…”

Joanna got excited and exclaimed, “Just use mine!”

“We can’t just use anyone’s bone marrow to do a transplant. It depends on whether the bone marrow

matches the patient.

“If your bone marrow is a match, that will be great. If it’s not a match, we have to find a new bone

marrow donor!”

Jaydon received the news and rushed to the hospital.

“Joann, how’s Lilia?”

“The doctor says it’s acute leukemia!”

When Jaydon heard this, he felt a tug in his heart, and he was speechless for a long time!

“Joann…”

“I’m going to the laboratory now. I’ll talk to you later.”

It only took a while.

The test to see if Joanna was a potential bone marrow match for Lilia was out. Her bone marrow did

not match Lilia’s.

Looking at the test results, Joanna was so sad that she could not shed a tear.

“Doctor, I have Davian and Irvin. They’re all my biological children. There’ll definitely be a match from

one of them.”

“They’re too young. I don’t recommend using their bone marrows!

“Besides, other than leukemia, she also has thalassemia! Actually, there’s very little we can do to help

her…”

“No, I must save my daughter! No matter what, I must save my daughter!”

“Doctor, how much time does Lilia have?”

“If we don’t operate, she’ll live for one month!”

When Joanna heard this, she immediately gasped. “One month? What’s the percentage of success of

the operation?”

“50%!”

“No matter what, we have to give it a a try!”

After a while, the test results for Davian and Irvin were also out. Their bone marrows were also not

compatible!

Although they were triplets, they were not identical triplets.

Therefore, the three of them had different blood types!

Now, almost everyone who was direct kin to Lilia did not have compatible bone marrows with her.

The only other possible compatible bone marrow donor would be Lilia’s biological father.

“Doctor, is there any other way?”

The doctor frowned and said, “It’s best to find the child’s biological father to see if his bone marrow is a

match. If it is, we can use his bone marrow for the

transplant.”

When Joanna heard this, her heart instantly sank.

“Doctor, can we wait for the Bone Marrow Donor Program?”

“I’m afraid she can’t wait in this situation!”

Hearing this, Joanna’s tears fell like raindrops.

She didn’t want to involve Bruce nor did she want Bruce to know that he was the father of the three

children.

However, there seemed to be no other choice.

Looking at her dying daughter on the hospital bed, she knew that this was her only way.

Whether Bruce agreed to donate his bone marrow or not, she still had to give it a try.

This was the seventh day of the month.

Tomorrow was the day of the wedding.

The couple’s family and friends had also received invitations and were prepared to come to the

wedding banquet.

Bruce was accompanying Roxanne to try on evening gowns for the wedding.

The sound of a phone ringing was heard.

Bruce’s cell phone rang.

He took out his phone and looked at it.

The call was from Joanna.

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Bruce frowned and walked to the side to answer the call.

“Yes?”

“Bruce!” Joanna’s voice was very hoa rse.

Bruce suppressed the churning emotions in his heart and said coldly, “What is it?”

“I…” Joanna wanted to say something but stopped. She just kept sobbing.

Bruce scoffed, “Why are you crying? Are you reluctant to see me getting married?”

On the other end of the line, Joanna didn’t answer. She just kept sobbing.

“What is it?”

“I need to see you!”

“Hey, Ms. Haynes, I’m getting married tomorrow. What’s the point of calling me now?”

Joanna was silent for a while before replying in a trembling voice, “My daughter is sick!”

Bruce was stunned! He stopped himself from making sarcastic remarks.

“What illness?”

“Acute leukemia.”

“May I know how is that my problem?”

Joanna’s hand was trembling as she held the phone. She choked as she continued crying. “Now, my

daughter needs a bone marrow transplant.

“If she doesn’t undergo surgery, she might not be able to last for a month.”

Bruce frowned. “So?”

“I’ve done a bone marrow test with my other two children. All of our bone marrows don’t match!”

“Then why did you call me?”

On the other end of the phone, Joanna just couldn’t stop crying.

A moment passed.

Bruce felt a chill run down his spine, and it seemed that his heart was stabbed, and he could not

breathe.

He came back to his senses in an instant.

50%

“Where are you now?”

“I’m… at the children’s hospital now!”

“Wait for me. I’ll be right there!”

Bruce hung up the phone and did not say goodbye to Roxanne. He just took his car keys and left.

Roxanne was putting on another gown. When she saw Bruce’s uneasy expression on his face and was

about to leave, she quickly ran after him. “Bruce, where are you going? We still have to try on the

formal attire…”

Before Roxanne could finish speaking, Bruce had already left in a hurry!

Twenty minutes later, at the children’s hospital.

Bruce Everett had arrived at the hospital.

Joanna sat on the floor against the door of the ward. She seemed to have lost her senses.

Bruce had not seen her for half a month. She seemed to have lost a lot of weight, and she looked very

haggard!

“Joanna…”

Seeing that Bruce was here, Joanna’s tears started to roll down her cheeks again.

“What’s going on?”

“Please! Help my daughter!”

Bruce grabbed her arms and shook them forcefully. “Tell me everything clearly!”

Joanna was sobbing uncontrollably. “Our bone marrows do not match Lilia’s!”

“You are my only chance!”

When Bruce heard this, his pupils constricted. “These three children are mine, right?”

Joanna didn’t say anything. She just lowered her head and sobbed.

In an instant, Bruce had a realization.

He became completely enraged. He shook Joanna’s arms fiercely, wishing he could shake her into

pieces.

“Joanna, how long did you intend to keep such a serious matter from me?

“If Lilia isn’t sick, you will hide this fact from me forever right?”

Joanna did not say anything as she continued crying.

Indeed, if Lilia didn’t have leukemia, Joanna would never reveal the fact that Bruce was the father of

her three children,

“Bruce, please save Lilia!”

“You’re our only hope now. If your bone marrow is a match, I beg you to save my daughter…”

When Bruce heard this, he got angrier.

“What are you talking about? I’m Lilia’s father. How dare you hide it from me like this?

“Joanna Haynes, what have you done!”

Lilia was his child. How could he not save her?

Almost immediately, Bruce agreed to the bone marrow test!

The result of the test was released quickly.

Bruce’s bone marrow was a perfect match for Lilia. Lilia could have a bone marrow transplant using

Bruce’s bone marrow.

“Ring! Ring! Ring!”

Roxanne kept calling Bruce on his cell phone.

Bruce finally answered the call.

“Bruce, our wedding is going to be held tomorrow. Where are you now?”

“Roxy, I’m sorry. I can’t marry you for the time being!”

That was a big blow to Roxanne.

Roxanne was extremely stunned. After a long while, she stammered, “Why?”

“There is no reason!”

“Bruce, are you unwilling to marry me?”

Bruce answered indifferently, “Roxy, I have very bad news to tell you.”

“Tell me.”

“Joanna’s daughter has leukemia! She needs a bone marrow transplant!”

“What does that have to do with you?”

“I’m the father.”

That was another blow to Roxanne.

“Bruce…”

“Now that the child is critically ill, I want to donate my bone marrow to her! We should not get married

for the time being.”

“Bruce!”

The line was cut off.

Bruce hung up immediately,

“What did Bruce say?”

“He says to cancel the wedding!”

“What?” Ingrid was dumbfounded.

“He said he’s canceling the wedding!”

“How is this possible? What happened?

“The guests have already received the invitation cards. They’re all coming to the wedding tomorrow.

Why does he want to cancel the wedding suddenly?”