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."

for a

"Is that true?"

Waylen nodded.

tried everything

with hope, but the next second, they

in

can find a matching one, it won't do much

whispered, "You need the cord blood of someone related

Waylen nodded.

"That's the idea."

this because of Aidan? Tell me.I'm a doctor.I can give him some drugs that can help

a scam to

that.When I was pregnant with the boy, the doctor told me I might find it hard to

Waylen frowned.

that so? Give me your hand.I want to check your

raised her hand and Waylen checked her pulse, then

knew what he

moment later, Waylen pulled

of chance here.If you

"How?"

work less, don't

long is that going

that's for sure.Can't tell you the exact time frame either.And the meds and injections are

"No.I can do this."

her

is the only thing I can do for

up with a

Leanna looked away.

a chance to

going to take a

at the

lab now.Take the boy to me

Leanna nodded.

"Okay."

went upstairs, Leanna stood around for a while before going back to her room.She took out her draft book and

long while later, she closed up the book and stood beside the

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

didn’t seem to be paying attention to the boy, but every time the boy was about to

boy was running

lean on Aidan's legs and adjust his

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 to make a