A Replacement Bride

Chapter 257

The next morning, Joaquin and Noah were taken into the operating room.

Jennifer and Keith were there as well. They waited with Katherine, worried about Joaquin and Noah.

Time passed by at an agonizingly slow pace. A second felt like an eternity.

Keith paced back and forth like a man possessed, while Jennifer clutched the bench's armrest tightly, her eyes filled with worry. Katherine kept her eyes on the doors, the look on her face icy and calm. Two hours later, the sign over the doors finally dimmed. A doctor came out and took off his mask in exhaustion.

Keith darted toward the doctor, and Katherine helped Jennifer get up before they too came up to the doctor.

"How did it go?"

The three of them stared at the doctor. He heaved a sigh of relief and nodded with a smile.

"The surgery is a success. The marrow has been transplanted, but the patients must be kept under observation. They can only be discharged when their health levels return to normal. Also, the girl must come for follow-ups every month. If she remains fine for six months, then she won't need to come back for follow-ups."

Keith, Jennifer, and Katherine heaved a sigh of relief. A weight was lifted off their shoulders. Joaquin and Noah were taken back to their wards. Since he wasn't planning on telling Noah he was her real father yet and he didn't want her to worry, they were taken to different wards. After that, Katherine went around the wards to take care of them.

Jennifer was concerned about her, and she frowned while saying, "Why don't we get a caretaker? At this rate, you're going to tire yourself out."

"I'm fine,

at Keith and grumbled, "Keith, I can't believe

I am helping.

"That's all you can do. If I left them in your hands, you would mess everything up." Keith grew up not knowing how to do any chores.

to sleep, but her vitals were normal. Seeing that everything was fine, Katherine

silence. This man used to be proud and mighty, but now he was lying on a hospital bed, weak as a baby. It was somehow charming

indulging in her imagination when Joaquin's eyelashes started to flutter, and then he opened his eyes. He seemed confused, and he stared at the ceiling dumbly. Clarity returned a moment later. He turned his head and met Katherine's gaze. "Hey…" He tried to say

glass of water and held him up so she

since she was helping him, he let her feed the water to

of water on the bedside table and tilted the bed a bit. She placed a pillow behind his back before answering, "She's fine. She woke up for a moment but the anesthetic worked its magic, and she fell asleep again. Her vitals are fine. The doctor said the surgery was a success. They just have to keep you guys

Joaquin felt relieved.

feel?" She asked, "Are

shook his head. "I'm fine. You're the best doctor around. I don't have

eyebrow and teased, "I didn't know you could get a glib tongue through a bone

smile, but all he wanted right now

you doing? Just tell