Chapter 1512


    Could something have happened to Julien?


    Vanessa panicked when she thought of the possibility that something might have happened to


    Julien, which exined his absence. Her hand, which was about to feed Lawrie, shook violently,


    and the water spilled onto the quilt. She said in a panic, "Lawrie, are you ok? Did I scald you?"


    "Mommy, don''t worry. I''m fine," Lawrie did not understand what was wrong with her. He only knew


    that his mother seemed to be very afraid. Could it be that she was worried about his surgery? He


    quickly hugged Vanessa and said, "Mommy, don''t be afraid. I will be very brave. I won''t let you


    worry about me."


    "Lawrie..." Vanessa felt so useless, having to beforted by such a young child at this time. She


    took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down, "I will wait for you right outside the operating


    theater. Lawrie, don''t be afraid."


    "Mommy, my illness will be cured after the operation. So I am not worried at all," Lawrie was still


    young, so he didn''t know what the operation meant. He didn''t know what the risks were, nor did he


    know that there was a possibility of rpsing. He thought that as long as he had an operation, he


    could live normally like other children.


    "Yes, after the operation, your condition will be cured. Again, I will be right outside waiting for you,


    okay?" Vanessa stroked Lawrie''s head and said gently. As of then, she really wished that Julien was


    here. She hoped that he would show up before Lawrie''s surgery so that he could pat Lawrie on the


    head and tell him, "Lawrie, don''t be afraid. Mom and dad will be waiting for you here."


    However, Julien did not show up even after Lawrie had begun his operation.


    Where on earth did he go?


    Vanessa did not know, nor did she have the spare time to think about where Julien was.


    Now that Lawrie was in the operating theater, she didn''t know how his surgery was going, nor if he


    was able to take the pain and difort... The more she thought about it, the more worried


    Vanessa felt. For a moment, she was so nervous that she felt that she couldn''t breathe.


    She clenched her fists and tried her best to calm down. However, no matter how hard she tried, it


    was useless. It was only until a soft voice called out and gradually reduced the fear in her heart,


    "Aunt Vanessa!"


    "Larry, you''re here," Although Larry''s presence was still unable to wash away all her worries, just


    him being here right now was her savior. She needed someone to apany her desperately and


    to tell her that Lawrie would be just fine.


    Not only was Larry here, but his mother was right behind him. Vanessa had seen their family of


    three before. Their family picture was so beautiful and warm that she couldn''t forget it even if she


    wanted to. She opened her mouth and wanted to say hello to Larry''s mother, but she didn''t know


    how to address her.


    Karen Joy seemed to have seen through Vanessa''s embarrassment. She smiled and said, "Hello


    Miss Love, I''m Larry''s mother, also Julien''s sister. My name is Karen Joy Kyle. You can call me by


    my name, Karen Joy, or you can call me Mrs. Collins, as you please."


    Compared to Miss Kyle, Karen Joy preferred to be called Mrs. Collins by outsiders. Everyone was


    aware that Lionel followed his mother''s surname, Collins. Hence, calling her Mrs. Collins was a way


    of telling others that she was her beloved Lionel''s wife.


    Karen Joy was older than Vanessa, so Vanessa found it slightly inappropriate to call her by her


    name directly. Therefore, Vanessa chose the second option and said, "Mrs. Collins, hello!"


    Karen Joy said happily, "Vanessa, nice to meet you!"


    Karen Joy did not expect Vanessa to choose the second option. However, since she had, Karen Joy


    could only smile and agree. She was secretly hoping that Vanessa would call her by her name.


    Anyways, she had to call her by that sooner orter. She should get used to calling her by her name


    now instead ofter.


    Larry ran over first and went to give Vanessa a hug. He smiled, "Aunt Vanessa, my uncle told me


    that the doctors here are all really good doctors. The medical facilities here are the most advanced


    in the world. Also, I''m here. Lawrie will definitely be fine. Don''t worry."


    "Yes, I''m not worried," Hearing Larry''sfort and seeing the little one''s sweet smile, Vanessa


    instantly felt calmer. In fact, all she needed was just a simple hug and words offort.


    She had hoped that Julien would be the one to hug her and tell her that Lawrie would be okay.


    However, Julien was still nowhere to be seen. Yesterday, he had even told her that he would take


    care of Lawrie with her in the future and raise Lawrie together well.


    However, at such a critical moment now, he did not show up.


    ording to Vanessa''s understanding, Julien was not such an irresponsible person. He said that he


    would take care of Lawrie, so it didn''t seem right that he wasn''t here. Did something really happen


    to him? Thinking of this, Vanessa looked at Karen Joy and asked, "Mrs. Collins, do you know where


    Julien went?"


    "He... Well..." It was Julien who had asked Karen Joy to bring Larry over to apany Vanessa.


    Karen Joy had asked him why, and hence, was made aware that he would be in the operating


    theater. Julien asked her not to tell Vanessa the truth, and so Karen Joy could only smile and say, "I


    think he went on a business trip."


    "He''s on a business trip?" Karen Joy answered quite naturally, but Vanessa still saw through her


    slightly guilty look. More importantly, with her understanding of Julien, he would definitely not be on


    a business trip at this time. No matter how important the job was, he would choose Lawrie over


    anything else.


    Karen Joy was not good at lying and tried to smile, "Yes, there is a very important contract that he


    has to sign personally, so he had to go. But he will be back in a day or two."


    Karen Joy was obviously helping Julien hide something. Vanessa realized it immediately, but she


    did not say anything. Although she kept silent, she felt uneasy. What on earth was important enough


    to make Julien abandon Lawrie''s operation?


    A lot of thoughts shed through Vanessa''s mind, but they were all crossed out one by one. Just as


    she was racking her brains trying to figure out the reason, the words of a doctor who walked past


    caught her attention.


    One doctor had said to a younger colleague, "The patient has begunrge- scale chemotherapy. If


    the donor backs out and refuses to donate his bone marrow, there is no way anyone would be able


    to find another match in such a short time. Even if they did, they might not make it. In this case, the


    patient can only wait for death. The people who back out are equivalent to murderers. We must tell


    the donors clearly in advance and make sure they are mentally prepared next time. We can''t let


    such things happen."


    Hearing this, a possibility shed through Vanessa''s mind. She remembered that the doctor had


    said before that it would be hard to find a match for Lawrie''s bone marrow. However, within the span


    of half a day, a match suddenly appeared.


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    How could there be such a coincidence in the world?


    That meant that there was a huge possibility that Lawrie''s donor was Julien.