Her Return, His Regret by Natie

Chapter 158~ Getting along

"Wanna bet?" Jason asked, a playful smirk on his lips. "If I win, you will have to give me your favorite sports car."

"What? No way... I don't give away my babies," Ryan replied. "I'll have to win then... I'm sorry, little bro, I was going to go easy on you but not anymore."

"Little bro? I'm a thirty-year-old man," Jason remarked. "Can you not call me that?"

"To me, you're my little bro," Ryan replied and chuckled. "I'm your big brother and I'll call you whatever I want."

Jason rolled his eyes and said, "Show off. Is being the first born something to brag about?"

"Of course, it means I'm the boss," Ryan replied.

The ward was filled with a lively atmosphere as Ryan and Jason bantered. Lora watched them with a small smile on her face.

Were they always so childish?

"I never thought we would one day chat and laugh like this," Ryan said after a little while, glancing at Jason before looking at his wife. "In a way, Lora brought us together."

Jason smiled and replied, "I never thought we would get along too. It's kind of nice to have a brother."

"It was just a few weeks ago when I was ready to destroy you," Jason chuckled and shook his head. "Making decisions when angry is never a good idea. I would have done something I was going to regret for the rest of my life."

was too late," Lora remarked, smiling. "I'm glad you two are getting along now. That's the way it should be. Family

him. He stepped forward, a clipboard in hand as he said, "I hate to cut this heartwarming time for you, but we need to go over the treatment procedure in detail. It's critical that we all understand what's involved and also, for the patient's family to be aware

responded, looking over at Ryan and smiling at him warmly.

Steve smiled. He looked at Ryan and began, "The first thing we need to do is to prepare you for the transplant. The preparation will involve you undergoing

immune system. We need to reduce the risk of infections as much as possible," the

and holding his hand to offer support. The two shared a look before Ryan glanced at the doctor and asked, "How long will I need

Usually, patients stay in isolation for weeks to months, depending on the way their bodies accept the new stem cells," Doctor Steve replied. "During this time, we will monitor you closely for any signs

levels are high enough, we will collect the stem cells from your body using a simple procedure. It will

nodded and said, "It's not that complicated. So, when do

tomorrow. Ryan will undergo chemotherapy for a week or so until

might have mild side effects like fatigue or bone pain but it's temporary. Your body

sure you want to

am I, five?" Jason smiled and said, "A few needles won't hurt. They will hurt but it's pain that I can endure. You, on the other hand, will have a hard time. But I would like you to know that

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Lora proclaimed, "We will all support Ryan.