A Replacement Bride

Chapter 252

At this moment, Joaquin came over and sat down beside Noah. He carried her, placed her on his lap, and hugged her tightly. "It's true, Noah. We have the cure for your illness. You'll recover soon."

Noah was over the moon when she heard the news, but her smile quickly turned upside down. "But I remember that I had leukemia. I heard that I needed someone with the same bone marrow as mine to help me. Also, only my family, who is related to me by blood, would have the same bone marrow as mine."

At this point, she lowered her head slightly. The light in her gaze dimmed, and her tone became a little muffled as she added, "Mom, your bone marrow is different from mine, so you can't help me. And my daddy..."

Joaquin felt his heart pang when he saw Noah's downtrodden expression. He parted his mouth and wanted to tell her the truth right there and then. But, on second thought, Noah might be having the surgery soon, and she should be calm before she enters the surgical suite. Hence, he pursed his lips and forced the words down his throat.

He took a deep breath and comforted her, "Noah, you don't have to worry about this. Just remember that we will be with you at all times. We'll do our best to cure your illness." He wrapped his big palm around her little hand as he spoke and squeezed it gently. His voice became even more sympathetic, and encouragement filled his eyes.

"Don't worry. Your mom and I will be here with you. All you have to do is be strong, okay?"

When Noah heard his uplifting words, she raised her head to look at Katherine, then Joaquin, and then nodded solemnly. "Okay. Mom, Daddy, don't worry. I'll be strong. I believe in you and also myself."

Katherine felt a surge of warmth in her heart when she saw this scene before her. There was a hint of fondness in her usually stern gaze.

Right then, Keith strode to them with the test results. "Kathy, all the indicators of Noah's condition are within a stable value. She can go into the operating theater now."

Katherine nodded lightly upon hearing this. The longer the toxin stayed in Noah's body, the more dangerous it would become. She knew she could not delay the treatment any longer, which was why she asked Keith to bring the antidote to the hospital today.

was pushed into the operating room, followed by Keith

I assure you that the antidote is fine, and Noah will not be in pain during the process. I'll send Noah back to you, fully cured. In the meantime,

Although Joaquin was Noah's biological father, the bone

herself into the operating room. Instead, she watched helplessly as Keith walked into the room that held her daughter's fate in their

at the red light in the operating room and then at her tense side profile. "Don't worry. They can detoxify the poison in Noah's body. You should

sharply and nodded lightly

gently, "Wait here. I'll go to the doctor to do a bone marrow match. The faster I do it, the quicker

leaving the bright red 'Operating'

...

hour later, Keith came out of the operating room, followed by

She frowned when she saw Noah's pale face, feeling a pang of distress in

Noah out intact, and now

bone marrow test and would receive the results in two days. His eyes

Keith raised his chin proudly. "There's nothing I can't

brief boast, he explained, "Don't worry. The antidote has already been injected. The dose of the antidote is relatively large because the poison in her body is too potent, but it's within a

she awake yet?" Joaquin pressed for