Hold My Tear, I’m Getting My Wife Back!

Chapter 216

But all

even is hinged on a premise that Belinda was unwilling to accept. So, she wouldn’t

entertain a discussion about it. Every time a Red Cross representative came

knocking, they’d get an earful, sometimes even more.

These were matters that children shouldn’t have to know about.

But with the Red Cross reps coming in several times, whispers among the nurses or other patients were inevitable. It wasn’t a secret anymore.

“Jada, do you understand what this all means?”

Jada nodded. “I know. With my condition, it’s only a matter of time. I’ve known that for a while now. But I can’t tell Mom; it would break her heart. But I’ve made my peace with it.”

Children who’ve battled with illness for years often have a maturity and acceptance of death beyond their age.

“And do you know why your mom disagrees?”

Leanne said, “From a medical standpoint, the doctors want to do everything they can, based on your condition. They prepare for the worst-case scenario. But to your mom, that scenario doesn’t exist. In her eyes, you’re not going to die.”

Jada replied. “My mom loves

to persuade her, it’d be like forcing her to face

wished nothing more than to

more fragile than the body. Agreeing to a corn transplant meant accepting her daughter’s impending death, and that

looked up, her gaze firm. “Dr. Castillo, do you love your

all my heart.”

made Leanne feel like crying. How

your eyes to

question stopped Leanne in her tracks. For her, the answer didn’t even need

long silence, Leanne looked

nine? You seem wiser than I

dimples showing, feeling both shy

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ruffled her hair. “I’ll find time to talk to your

draining, especially with Leanne’s mind full

Jada, so sensible and yet so heart-wrenchingly aware of her fate, and

Curtis, always popping up to make

she was exhausted.

her and said, “You look beat. Go home and get some