My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

That question was testing human nature. Momentarily, I was at a loss for words. As I looked at my phone, I started to feel ill at ease.

Valerie grabbed hold of my wrist. Dejected, she looked at me and said, "Oh Arianna, We can never do that. Anne is indeed adorable and the apple of our eyes. Be that as it may, we cannot put our family's reputation at stake. Your father and I are in our twilight years. Thus, this does not bother us. However, the same can't be said of Hendrix and you. Both of you are soon-to-be parents. Life is still a long journey. You may think you can just shrug this issue off, but you have to think of the consequences that may befall your unborn child. We can't help it if it's Anne's fate to perish from her disease... But you must never be impulsive."

I understood what Valerie meant. I knew what I should do after weighing the pros and cons of the issues... However, I was only human. To me, it did not matter if Anne was my biological child or not. After all, she was a daughter to me.

I looked at Valerie and sighed, "Mom, Anne is my daughter. No mother would ever give up on their child. If the bone marrow and kidney are procured not by heinous means, why shouldn't we give it a try for the sake of Anne?"

you crazy? How could human organs sold in the black market not be procured

ears. If the organs came from someone who had passed on due to accidents and if his or her organs could give people a new lease of life, why couldn't we pay the

for dad. Let me clarify with him before we decide on our next steps..." I guess it was too soon to

remember to put the Moore and the Roberts families above everything else. Don't

nodded and replied,

left the hospital, I called Hendrix. However, the call did not connect. I tried calling Pedro but to no avail,

irritably, "What is it?!" Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ Findɴovel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access

off the handle. It seems that something big must have happened. Why

nothing important," I said. I did