Olivia looked at her weak legs and trembling hands. She didn’t act pretentious and got into Albert’s car at once. Right now, nothing else mattered to her except her son.
Olivia was somewhat absent-minded the entire car ride, fidgeting her hands unconsciously. She couldn’t relax no matter what.
“Don’t scare yourself,” Albert consoled. “Perhaps he just got a heatstroke.”
Olivia nodded blankly but had no confidence at all. Very quickly, the two arrived at the kindergarten, and Oliva saw Eugene’s car as soon as Albert pulled up.
Eugene strode over to Olivia immediately after getting out of the car and hugged her, comforting the woman. “Don’t worry. Everything’s going to be okay!” he said, holding her hand and leading her inside.
Olivia responded and said to Albert, “Thank you, Mr. Bleu. You should go back for now. We’ll talk another day.”
“Don’t worry about it,” said Albert reassuringly. “Focus on the child first.” Eugene and Olivia quickly arrived at the school’s clinic, where Blake was still lying in bed.
Olivia went straight to the little boy, not even remembering to greet the teacher. Blake lay quietly on the hospital bed, surrounded by his three brothers, who all looked nervously and helplessly at their mother.
“Mommy, come and see Blake quickly.”
“It’s okay,” Olivia said hurriedly. “Mommy’s here. Blake will be okay!”
She sat by the bedside, placing her hand on Blake’s wrist. His pulse was weak and intermittent. At that, she checked his eyes, noticing slight swelling and tiny signs of bleeding in the whites, but his face was pale with no trace of color.
Everyone could see that Olivia’s complexion was getting worse. “Did anyone call an ambulance?” Olivia suddenly asked, and the teacher replied, “Yes, it’s been called. It should arrive soon.”
Eugene turned grim at that. If Olivia considered it serious, the situation was naturally not optimistic. At that, he stepped forward. “Olivia, how’s Blake?”
“I can only be sure after he’s examined,” Olivia said, taking a gander at him. Eugene felt his heart twinging, and he stumbled involuntarily. “What do you suspect?”
Olivia looked at the boys surrounding her but didn’t say anything. Just then, the ambulance arrived. Eugene didn’t have time to ask further questions. He picked the boy up and strode toward the ambulance.
Upon seeing Blake go to the hospital, North, Carter, and Terry wanted to follow. Olivia stopped them and said, “You won’t be able to help much by going. Focus on your exams. You can all visit Blake after that. Be good and don’t let me worry, okay?
The boys glanced at each other. Being sensible boys, they no longer insisted on following. At the hospital, Eugene and Olivia took Blake for a comprehensive examination.
After an hour, the results came out, and as Olivia had suspected, two of the CBC indicators were abnormally low. At that moment, Olivia thought the world was collapsing on her, her hand holding the report trembling uncontrollably.
“Don’t panic. This illness can be cured,” said Eugene as he held her hurriedly. However, Olivia looked beyond fragile. “He’s still so young, and he has only just found us.”
Eugene patted her shoulder gently, not sure if he was comforting himself or Olivia. “Shh, it’s okay. We’ll contact the bone marrow match now. We can definitely treat him.”
Olivia seemed to regain her ability to think clearly and spoke up. “I don’t know if there are any restrictions for children conceived through high-tech methods like him. I want to call George and ask Mr. Gedding for advice.”
She dialed George’s number again as she spoke, and after what felt like ages, the call was finally answered. George’s voice sounded groggy like he had been awakened from a dream. “What’s wrong, Olivia?”
