Marshall said after a while, "Let's go in and see her."Stella clenched her hands as she murmured, "I'm fine."She then walked into the operating room after she said that.Rainee was quietly lying on the bed, wearing an oxygen mask. The water mist from her breathing could no longer be seen on the mask. The numbers on the machine at the side had fallen to an extremely low value.She was so thin that it seemed like she was melded with the operation bed she was sleeping on. All these told Stella that the person on the bed would soon pass. She held Rainee's hand.Rainee always used pens. Her middle finger knuckle had callus all year long from holding pens.When Rainee was in good health, she was not exceptionally slim. So, her hands were not bony. But now, her hand was as thin as a rake. The skin of her hand was touching the frame. The back of her hand was full of pinholes and bulging veins. Rainee's hands were so different from what Stella remembered.It had been six years and eigh
Stella collapsed on the floor. She was unconscious.Felicity panicked. She was loud when she said, "Stella! Stella! What's wrong? You're scaring me!"Marshall's expression changed slightly. He swiftly walked forward. He then bent down to hold Stella's upper body up.Her face was pale, her eyes were blue, and her lips were almost bloodless.While Marshall was holding her, he said to Felicity, "Stop shouting. Quickly get the doctor here.""Yes, yes. Call the doctor." Felicity came back to her senses. She then got up and ran outside. She shouted as she ran, "Doctor! Doctor! Help!"Marshall frowned. He had been holding Stella for a while, but she still had no response. So, he carried her in his arms.Soon, the nurses pushed a bed to go to them under the guidance of Felicity. Marshall then put her on the bed. After that, he and Felicity followed them until they reached the emergency room.Felicity worriedly walked in circles at the same spot. Finally, around ten minutes later, the d
After settling Coco into the hospital room, Keegan turned to Aldor and said, "Book a flight for the day after tomorrow."Aldor was surprised, "Mr. Kane, she needs monitoring for at least the first three days.""I'll go back alone. You stay. Leave after sorting everything when Coco is stable." Keegan hadn't slept well for two nights, his mind full of concerns about Rivera. He felt uneasy.He wanted to return sooner.In Rivera, Felicity rushed around to complete paperwork when the doctor mentioned Stella needing a full body checkup. Marshall assisted her, and the checkup, except for the blood count, was swift.Stella hadn't woken up in the general ward, but she looked better. Everything settled late at night.Being a married woman, it wasn't right for Marshall to stay. Felicity suggested, "Mr. Moore, why not go home now? I'll stay with Stella."Marshall didn't insist. Instead, he urged her to call if something happened. Felicity stayed by Stella's side, dozing off only after 3 o'c
The doctor reassured her, "Don't stress too much. Even though you're showing symptoms of premature ovarian failure, the good news is we caught it early. Take care of yourself, follow your medication schedule, and there's still a chance you could become pregnant. I've had patients with similar conditions who, after treatments, successfully conceived. You're younger than them, so your chances are good."Stella hardly registered the doctor's words. All that echoed in her mind was the daunting term "infertility."After the doctor wrote down the medication lists, she asked Stella again, "Did you really not take any long-term courses of medication? I noticed that your complete blood count detected some pharmaceutical ingredients."When Stella wanted to shake her head, she suddenly remembered that she had been taking an alternative remedy for a long time.Her expression shifted subtly. She whispered, "I've been taking an alternative remedy for a while, hoping to boost my chances of gettin
'At that time, I thought Jackson was just saying whatever he felt. But now it seems he knew what was going on long ago. If Jackson knew about it, what about Keegan?'The scenes of Stella and Keegan spending time together appeared repeatedly in Stella's mind.'When we had sex, Keegan never used protection. So although we avoided the ovulation period, there were risks too. It's impossible that he doesn't know about that. Why was he so sure that I wouldn't get pregnant? Keegan... Did he know about this too? Or did he consent to this all this while? He doesn't want kids, right?'Stella's hands started to tremble uncontrollably. She felt like she was in a major conspiracy. Everyone around her was devious. Even the person who slept next to her was plotting against her secretly.The doctors did not notice the change in Stella's expression. He continued, "These few ingredients can make you very energetic. So, you look exceptionally healthy. But you fainted not only because you were overtir
After Marshall had finished working with the job at hand in the morning, he proceeded to go to the hospital. He and Vermont went together since he had already informed Vermont of the news about Rainee's death.Vermont attempted to reach Keegan and inform the Kane family. Just two days ago, Rainee was okay when he last visited. However, when he arrived today, she was no more. Vermont expressed his sorrow over the fleeting nature of everything. Upon reaching the hospital, Stella was nowhere to be found. Instead, they encountered the bandit woman from that fateful night.Vermont was stunned for a moment, "You...""You shut your mouth!" Felicity glared at him. Then, she turned around to say to Marshall, "You came so early, Mr. Moore?"Vermont was at a loss for words. Marshall nodded, "I just finished up all the work on hand, so I came over to see what help I could provide. Where is Stella?""She is in the on-call room for doctors. The results of her checkup have come out. The doctors
Before this, even when Stella had a row with Keegan, she would still treat them politely. However, the aggression just now was never seen before. He instinctively thought that something was about to happen.Marshall said, "However worse it was, you should never play the off-the-grid card. Stella had already decided in her heart. If we talked on behalf of Keegan, it would only be counterproductive."Vermont sighed, "You're right. I hope that son of a bitch would come back sooner. Or else no one could help him. "Albert knew about the news of Rainee's passing the night before her funeral procession. It was from a group chat among old classmates. He only knew when his classmates questioned him. He was a university schoolmate with Rainee. Many of these old schoolmates were mutual friends with both of them.Stella sent an obituary through her social media circle. The old schoolmates quickly saw it through everyone's sharing and started asking in the group chat."Albert, why did you not
Hylda gave Albert a glance. Rainee was still his wife, after all, and they married under the freedom of love. Even if the process they went through was unhappy, at least they used to truly love each other. Yet, he dared not ask this question now.'Should I go or not? Isn't this nonsense?' Hylda thought.She suppressed her emotions and said lowly, "Of course, you should go. Stella's still your daughter. With her mother passing away, the Kane family has someone visit. If the Kane family came, many of Rivera's elite would want to go there. You're Stella's dad. If you don't go, the others will look at the Jewell family as a joke."Albert then said worriedly, "We've talked about this. What if Stella makes a scene during the funeral? Then it wouldn't end easily.""She wouldn't," Hylda said nonchalantly. "Stella respects Rainee a lot. She would never make a scene with you at Rainee's funeral. Her mother would be turning in her grave."Albert pursed his lips. Hylda looked at him. How coul