Joy Chaucer was quite surprised when she heard that Bianca wanted to see Ste. “Doctor, how is my mother doing? I’d like to go in and see her,” she expressed urgently. Her objective was clear: to get Bianca to sign thest document.


    Ste was equally taken aback. Why did Bianca specifically ask to see her at this time?


    “Doctor, are you sure the patient asked for me?” Ste confirmed once more.


    “Yes,” the doctor replied, “she has been calling your name. Mrs. Sterling, pleasee with me.”


    As Ste nced at Julian, he encouraged her, “Go ahead, see if Bianca has something important to tell you.”


    It was unexpected that, at her critical moment, Bianca desired not to see Joy Chaucer or Chloe, but Ste.


    Chloe stopped the doctor, asking, “Did Bianca say she wanted to see me? I’m her sister; there’s no reason for her not to see me.”


    “The patient only requested Mrs. Sterling,” the doctor emphasized.


    With no time to waste and mixed with anxiety and a trace of pride, Ste entered the intensive care unit. The doctors were frantically trying to stabilize Bianca. Seeing this chaotic scene, Ste’s heart was in turmoil, worried that Bianca might not survive.


    “Bianca,” Ste called out as she approached.


    Bianca, barely conscious, opened her eyes to look at Ste when she heard her voice, butcked the strength to speak.


    The doctor took Bianca’s blood pressure and administered medication, slowly stabilizing the heart monitor.


    Ste stood by silently, waiting. Once the doctors paused their activities, she stepped closer. “Bianca, do you have something you want to tell me?”


    Bianca nodded, and the other doctors tactfully stepped out, leaving them alone.


    In the privacy of the intensive care room, Bianca reached out her hand to Ste.


    Understanding the gesture, Ste grasped her hand firmly. “Whatever you want to say, I’m listening.”


    With great difficulty, Bianca spoke. “I’m not going to make it much longer. I have a regret… my biological daughter, I haven’t found her yet. Ste, if I die, please find my daughter for me.”


    Unable to face dying without seeing her daughter onest time, Bianca was deeply troubled.


    This revtion shocked Ste. “Isn’t Joy your daughter? What do you mean by finding your biological daughter?”


    “Joy is not my biological daughter,” Bianca confessed painfully, clutching Ste’s hand tightly. “Joy is Chloe’s daughter. Ste, please find my daughter for me. It’s a child I had with Darcy. I cannot face him in the afterlife without having this settled.”N?velDrama.Org content.


    Ste was staggered. “Joy Chaucer isn’t your daughter? No wonder she’s so eager for you to sign the power of attorney. How can you ask me to do this? Why not tell Julian?”


    Ste was genuinely surprised. Although their families were prominent, she and Bianca were not particrly close friends. Entrusting her with such a significant matter was unexpected.


    Bianca strained to speak. “Julian and I are just friends; don’t get the wrong idea about him. Ste, I’m begging you, don’t let Chloe and Joy know about this. If I die, find my daughter and look after her. You don’t need to tell her I was her mother, nor does she need to return to the Chaucer family. Just make sure she lives a good life. I will repay your kindness in my next life.”


    By this point, Bianca knew, despite her illness, that her situation was dire. If she died, no one would protect her daughter, and returning to the Chaucer family could be dangerous for her.


    She had chosen not to tell Julian, worrying that it might lead Ste to misunderstand her rtionship with him.


    Ste, although sometimes petty, was not unreasonable. Bianca had no choice but to ask Ste for help in this way.


    Bianca’s breathing became morebored, her face flushed as if she might pass away at any moment.


    “Stop talking now, rest,” Ste urged, terrified that Bianca might die right before her eyes. “I promise, I’ll find your daughter and take good care of her, as if she were my own. You can rest easy.”