Chapter 468


    In the blink of an eye, it was Monday.


    It was time for Lilia’s second bone marrow transnt.


    In the ward, the father and daughter had undergone full–body disinfection andpleted all the


    necessary examinations. They were now preparing to enter the operating room.


    There was nervousness on Lilia’s pale face. What she feared the most was entering the cold operating


    room!


    Bruce,ying on the other hospital bed, gently held his daughter’s small hand. “Lilia, my baby, don’t be


    afraid. Daddy will be by your side the whole time.”


    “Yeah, Lilia isn’t scared.” Lilia blinked her eyes, attempting to encourage herself, but deep inside, fear


    still gripped her.


    Joanna approached andforted her daughter. “Sweetie, be brave. Mommy is here to cheer for


    you.”


    “Mommy, don’t worry, I’ll be fine.”


    Joanna’s face darkened, and turned around to Bruce. “Bruce,e on.”


    Bruceughed andforted Joanna instead. “Don’t worry. Our daughter and I will be fine.”


    Joanna’s eyes welled up with tears for a moment, and there was lingering unease in her heart. “When


    you recover, I’ll make spaghetti for you.”


    “Okay, I’ll look forward to eating spaghetti.” Bruce smiled to her.


    Soon, the nurses wheeled Bruce and Lilia into the operating room.


    Joanna prayed outside, hoping that both her husband and daughter would have a smooth and safe


    operation.


    “Bruce, Lilia, may heaven bless you!”


    “Miss Haynes, don’t worry too much. Dr. yton is highly skilled, and everything will be fine.”


    “Yeah, yeah. I’m just nervous!”


    Time passed away minute by minute, and each minute felt like an eternity for Joanna.


    She suddenly realized that, everything else was secondary to heath in our life.


    A few hourster, the lights in the operating room finally dimmed, and Dr. yton stepped out.


    Seeing this. Joanna rushed over, and anxiously asked, “Dr. yton, how did it go?”


    “The operation was very sessful. Don’t worry too much.”


    Joanna breathed a sigh of relief. “Oh, thank goodness.”


    Shortly after, Bruce was the first to be wheeled out, followed by Lilia.


    The nurses wheeled them back to the hospital room with a wheeled stretcher.


    After getting to the room, the nurses worked together to transfer Bruce onto the bed.


    Joanna stepped up to check on him and asked with concern, “Bruce, how do you feel?”


    Due to the full–body anesthesia for the bone marrow treatment, although he was now awake, Bruce


    couldn’t move.


    Other than being conscious, all his other nerves were paralyzed.


    Im so thirsty. I want some water!”


    “No, the doctor said you can’t drink water yet. Drinking water now would cause choking.”


    Because of the anesthesia, Bruce Everett’s lips were dry and ufortable. He felt a sense of


    weakness throughout his body. It made him acutely aware of his paralysis. No matter how much he


    willed his body to move, his nerves simply wouldn’t respond


    “Joanna, I feel so ufortable.”


    Observing his restlessness and anxiety, Joanna quickly reassured him, “The effects of the anesthesia


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    will wear off soon. Don’t be so restless. Rest quietly! Everything will be fine when you wake up.”


    After that, Joanna hurriedly went to check on Lilia.


    If adults were feeling so ufortable, it would be even worse for a child.


    As she was about to leave, Bruce became even more flustered. “Joanna, don’t go!”


    “I won’t go far. I’m just going to check on Lilia, and I’ll be back soon.”


    Bruce’s eyes darkened, and a mistyyer of tears appeared in his eyes, making him look like a child


    feeling wronged. “Thene back quickly, I feel anxious when I can’t see you!”


    Unable to move, this feeling pushed him to the brink of copse.


    Despite domineering and cold personality create an impression of invincibility of him on the outside, his


    inner side was remarkably fragile andcked security. After all, he had lost both his parents and had no


    siblings.


    Over the years, he had wrapped his fragile heart in valor. Exined in the terms in psychology, this


    kind of personality of him was a reflex of extremely self–protection.


    Joanna was stunned and looked deeply into Bruce’s eyes.


    It was the first time he had revealed such vulnerability in front of her, like a restless and anxious child,


    even more so than Lilia.


    “Don’t worry! I’ll be back soon,” Joanna reassured him, and she quickly went to check on Lilia.


    Lilia hadn’t fully regained consciousness yet. Shey on the hospital bed, connected to a venttor and


    heart monitor, in a drowsy state.


    Seeing this, Joanna’s heart ached, and she gently touched her daughter. “My dear, you’ll be fine.”


    The nurse quickly reassured her, “Miss Hayness, don’t worry too much. The operation was sessful.


    As long as there’s no rejection, Lilia will recover soon.”


    “Yes,” Joanna nodded.


    However, her worries now centered more on Bruce.


    He had already donated bone marrow twice to his daughter, and they imed it wouldn’t affect his


    health. But could that really be true? Each surgery depleted his life force.


    A single surgery was equivalent to releasing the vitality in his body.


    “You take good care of Lilia. I’ll go see Bruce.”


    The nurses replied in a professional manner, “Got it!”


    After ensuring Lilia’s well–being, Joanna quickly returned to be by Bruce’s side.


    At this moment, Bruce needed her more than Lilia did.


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