Chapter 178
Rita fell asleep quickly.
Nathaniel tucked Rita into her quilt and quietly left the ward, then he saw Wisdom standing in front
of the corridor window and secretly wiping his tears.
Nathaniel sighed softly and walked to Wisdom, carrying him.
"Thinking of Zion again?"
Wisdom couldn''t help leaning on Nathaniel''s shoulder and crying after hearing his words.
"Daddy, will brothere back? Where did he go? Why is there no news at all? Our family has so
many connections, why can''t we find out where he is? I am so afraid, Daddy, what if brother doesn''t
come back?"
Nathaniel''s nose felt a little sour.
He pressed Wisdom''s head tightly on his shoulder, his eyes already wet.
"No, Zion will be fine. He wille back one day."
"But I miss him. I miss him so much. Rita is about to have her operation. Brother has always been
concerned about her illness. Why isn''t he back here at this time?"
The little crying Wisdom trembled.
Ever since Zion''s disappearance, Wisdom seemed to have changed. Apart from smiling in front of
Rita, it always hurt to look at him. Nathaniel didn''t feel good but he could onlyfort Wisdom and
say, "When Rita recovers, let''s go look for Zion together. Don''t cry, you are a big brother. You must
believe that Zion will definitelye back. I believe that a miracle will surely happen. God will not
be so cruel."
Nathaniel didn''t know whether he was talking to Wisdom orforting himself. At present, it was
driving him crazy to feel so powerless.
Wisdom cried on Nathaniel''s shoulder for a while and then fell asleep.
Wisdom hadn''t gotten a good rest after he had arrived in the United States, he didn''t have a good
rest. He had been worried and very uptight about Rita. After he vented his sadness, he was
exhausted and gradually fell asleep.
Nathaniel carried him back to the ward and covered him with a nket.
Just then, the doctor had some news for Nathaniel.
"Mr. Ye, there''s something I need to discuss with you."
"Is it about Rita?"
Nathaniel''s heart suddenly tightened.
The doctor nodded.
Nathaniel asked the bodyguards to take care of the two children and then followed the doctor into
his office.
The doctor closed the door and handed some information to Nathaniel.
"What''s this?" "This is a voluntary donation letter for a kidney that we received a few days ago, and
the other party has already sent their own bone marrow for matching. The other party repeatedly
stressed that you are not allowed to donate your kidney, but we have checked that she is not
suitable."
The doctor''s words stunned Nathaniel.
"Who is that person?"
The doctor shook his head and said, "The other party''s identity is very mysterious, but they seem to
have a strong background. I am not qualified to investigate here, but the other party has been
emphasizing that you are not allowed to do the operation. I am wondering if he is your rtive or
friend?"
Nathaniel was stunned.
Who was the person that was stopping him from going into the operation?
Nanny Zhang came to mind, but thinking about it, it didn''t feel right. In order to get evidence,
Nathaniel sent Terrance a message, but his reply was that Nanny Zhang was cursing and scolding,
saying why she had to donate her kidney to a stranger.
Nathaniel frowned again.
If it was not Nanny Zhang, who else could it be?
Nathaniel opened the letter, but was stunned by the signature on it.
It turned out to be his mother, Old Mrs.Ye!
The shock on Nathaniel''s face was unparalleled.
He had always thought that Old Mrs. Shen didn''t approve of him and Mango, and she didn''t even
express any opinion about Zion''s disappearance. He didn''t expect that she would donate her
kidneys for Rita.
Nathaniel''s eyes suddenly became a little moist.
It seemed that his mother knew his every move.
"I got it, doctor. I''m going out to make a phone call."
Nathaniel''s emotions were not very calm.
The doctor nodded. After going out, Nathaniel called Old Mrs. Shen.
The other party answered very quickly but the ambience sound was quite noisy. It seemed as if Mrs.
Ye was somewhere outside.
"Mom."
After Nathaniel said this, he suddenly wanted to cry.
Nathaniel was not a weak person. While dating Mango, he felt that he had always shouldered a
heavy burden. There was no one around him who understood and approved of him. He always felt
that he was walking alone. After finding out about Old Mrs. Shen''s actions, Nathaniel suddenly felt
like he had be as weak as a child.
His voice trembled fiercely, with an undetectable hint of tears.
Old Mrs. Shen sighed and said, "How old are you? You are already a father of a child. Why are you
still so childish?"
"Thank you, Mom."
Nathaniel knew that there was no need to be so polite between mother and son. But over the years,
Nathaniel had not been very close to his mother. Especially after what had happened to Nick after
Nick was driven out of the house by his mother, he bore a grudge. Now in the face of his mother''s
actions, Nathaniel felt very unfilial.
The death of Nick should have affected Old Mrs. Shen the most, but Nathaniel had always med
her.
Old Mrs. Shen''s eyes were also a little wet.
"There''s nothing to thank because we''re mother and child. I''m already so old, I should no longer be
making decisions for you. You''re all grown up. No matter whether it''s you or Nick, you have your
own thoughts. These few years I''ve been thinking, if I didn''t chase Nick out of the house because of
that incident back then, would he still be alive and calling me Mom."
"Mom, don''t say that. It''s all in the past. Nick has never med you."
"But I me myself! That''s my son! For so many years, I have been running away to face the fact. I
dare not go back, dare not return home, and even dare not think about you, but I still can''t help
missing you. I have let Nick down, and you''re having a rough time here but I don''t know what to do.
I didn''t approve when you married Mango because I felt that a rtionship requires two people''s
input. Although Mango loves you, you didn''t love her. It was an unfair marriage for both of you, but
since you insisted, I couldn''t say anything. But even after five years of wedded life, you didn''t
understand your heart until that big fire brought away everything, including you. Do you know how
upset I was? I wanted to go back to apany you but you didn''t need me. When you were young
I was busy with thepany and I passed you over to Nanny Zhang. Now that you''re older, you
don''t need my help with thepany affairs. It was then that I realized, you don''t even need me
anymore."
"You always greeted me respectfully, but you never took the initiative to tell me what you need and
what you want. But you told Nanny Zhang everything. I am your biological mother but I felt like I was
an outsider in the Ye family. I worked hard all my life and gave birth to you after 10 months but yet
we were like strangers. I didn''t dare and could not stay at home. But this doesn''t mean that I don''t
love you, that I don''t love my children. When I found out that Zion was your son, I even bought him
some toys and wanted to send them over but I was scared that you wouldn''t care about it. If I knew
that the child would end up like that, I would have sent him the toys at all costs. Now he hasn''t even
met his grandmother."
Old Mrs. Ye suddenly choked up and couldn''t speak.
Nathaniel''s heart throbbed with pain.
"No, mom, I don''t have a problem with you. I''m sorry, I''m really sorry."
Nathaniel''s words made Old Mrs. Shen even more agitated.
"You never told me anything, but you''d tell me about Nanny Zhang. I''m not trying to protect her, but
in my heart I think that she has probably reced my position as your mother. I don''t want you to be
upset or conflicted. After all, she has done everything for your own good and she won''t harm you.
That''s why I epted it. About Mango, it''s my fault, I couldn''t understand your wishes and I couldn''t
understand why you had to marry her. But I feel so bad towards my grandchild."
Old Mrs. Ye was crying so hard she couldn''t talk.
Nathaniel had never talked to his mother like this, and he didn''t know that his mother thought that
way. Choking up, he said, "Mom, I will get Zion back.
I will."
"I believe you, but you have to listen to me regarding Rita. I''m so old and have lived long enough.
It''s not a big deal to give my granddaughter my kidney, but you are still young. There''s a bright
future ahead of you. Listen to me, don''tpete with me this time. Let me do something for my
granddaughter."
Madam Ye wiped her tears, took a deep breath and said, "The burden on your shoulders is very
heavy. You have to find Mango, find your son, and take care of your daughter. How can you have so
much energy? I''m old now and I want to return to see you, to see my grandchildren. Even if you
drive me away,
I won''t leave."
"No, you will always be my mother. How can I drive you away?"
Nathaniel felt a sudden warmth in his heart. The motherly love, which he had missed for so many
years, seemed to be filled up all of a sudden.
He had never lost it, but he didn''t know it existed.
After chatting with Old Madam Ye for a while, Nathaniel said in a low voice, "Mom, I''m not trying to
vie with you but your kidney is notpatible with Rita. So far, I''m the only one who ispatible,
so it has to be me."
m
"How could it be possible? I''m her biological grandmother!"
Obviously, Madam Ye couldn''t ept this news, and her voice couldn''t help raising a little.
Nathanielforted her and said, "Mom, not all family members arepatible."
"But I doesn''t want to see you..."
"I''m also a father, mom. Whatever you feel towards me is what I feel towards Rita."
Nathaniel''s words finally made Old Madam Ye copse.
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She held the phone and cried.
"Why can''t it be me? Why is mine notpatible? Why?"
Nathaniel''s heart felt sour, but he had tofort Old Madam Ye. It took a while for her to calm
herself down. After she nagged Nathaniel to take good care of himself, they hung up.
After a little while, Nathaniel calmed down a little and returned to the doctor''s office.
"Doctor, just pretend that it didn''t happen. I''m still ready for the operation between me and Rita."
Nathaniel said this lightly, but the doctor gave Nathaniel a report, which made his eyes narrow.