Love's Change of Heart

After Leanna was done feeding the boy, Aidan took him away.

Reminded of what happened earlier, she said, "Don't bully him."

Aidan said, "That should be the other way around."

He then took the boy to the garden.

The boy lay on Aidan’s back, staring at his mother melancholically.

Naomi said, "Don't worry.He knows what he's doing."

Leanna looked away and smiled.

"I know."

Aidan was a softie, and he wouldn't say what he was really feeling out loud.

After breakfast, Leanna was about to do the dishes, but Waylen coughed.

"Umm, come with me.We need to talk."

"We'll talk after..."

Naomi took the dishes from Leanna.

"Go.I'll handle this."

She went into the kitchen.

Leanna looked away and wiped her hand, then she followed Waylen out.

She muttered, "What's wrong?"

Waylen rubbed his neck.

"Sorry if I said the wrong thing."

Leanna smiled.

"It's alright."

Waylen said, "But I was serious about you guys getting another kid.An infant's cord blood is filled with stem cells, and those are the seeds of life.They can turn into all kinds of cells the human body needs—blood cells, nerve cells, bone cells, you name it."

He continued, "And there are hematopoietic stem cells in cord blood too.It can build the immune system, and it'll be great for the boy's treatment.Maybe you'll get something more out of it too."

paused for

"Is that true?"

Waylen nodded.

everything

shone with hope, but the next second, they

find that in

it.Even if we can find a matching one, it

her head low and whispered, "You need the cord blood of someone related to

Waylen nodded.

"That's the idea."

closer and mysteriously asked, "Is this because of Aidan? Tell me.I'm a doctor.I can give him some drugs that

a scam to me.She forced a

didn't heal up well from that.When I was pregnant with the boy, the doctor told me I

Waylen frowned.

me your hand.I want to

hand and Waylen checked her pulse, then a frown

knew what he was going

later, Waylen pulled

here.If you nurse your health more, it's possible for you to

"How?"

injections, workouts, early sleep schedule, work less, don't stress yourself out,

long is that

frame either.And the meds and injections are torture.You

"No.I can do this."

her

only thing I can do

come up

Leanna looked away.

look for a chance to

is going to take a few

at the

now.Take the boy to

Leanna nodded.

"Okay."

while before going back to her room.She took out her draft book and flipped through

closed up the

was wobbling in the garden while Aidan was crouched down beside him, the look on his

boy, but every time the boy was about to

boy was

on Aidan's legs and adjust his position before he

a heartwarming scene, but it looked fine nonetheless.It was the kind of bond only Aidan and the boy would have.She smiled and took her phone out