Love's Perfect Match

"I want to eat braised pork ribs, tofu, steamed pork…"

Yelena immediately pounced on the chance as she began listing all her cravings until she was satisfied.

"Need I remind you that you just woke up from surgery? So, you should be having something light."

Yelena's eyebrows knitted together as she whined, "But Elspeth, you know I don't like to eat bland food. I refuse to eat them."

"Unfortunately for you, you can't eat those greasy foods. The doctor even specifically said that eating those will affect your recovery."

Yelena thought about it as she slumped in dejection and nodded. "Okay, then I'll eat something light."

Hank figured that was his cue to leave as he rose to his feet and said, "I'll be leaving her in your care, then. I'll go out and get her food."

That was fine. Elspeth wanted to have a private chat with Yelena anyway.

After Hank left, Elspeth sat by the bed as she wracked her brain in order to figure out how to word her sentence. Eventually, Yelena noticed and took the initiative to ask her instead, "Elspeth, what's wrong? Do you have something to tell me?"

"There is something. Do you know who saved you?"

Yelena shook her head with a look of confusion. "I asked Hank earlier, but he told me the person wanted to do a good deed while remaining anonymous. He said they didn't want anyone to know about this, and he had given them a lot of money. He also said that I shouldn't worry about it."

Elspeth's thoughts of telling her of Max's death were immediately locked within the confines of her mind and tossed away.

"What's the matter? Do you know them?"

Elspeth shook her head as she answered, "I don't. I just wanted to know if you knew."

There should be a reason behind Hank's decision to keep this a secret from Yelena.

appropriate for Elspeth to get involved in this for the time being. Instead, she thought it would be better to tell Yelena about it when the time was

diagnosed with leukemia but received a bone marrow donation within a few days! So, this just means that I'm fated to

say, as long as you survive a

you and Hank are acting so weird today. You guys aren't hiding any secrets from me, are you? It really does seem like you have something to say, but you just

she didn't want to press if it was something personal. Besides, these two wouldn't say it

just overthinking. You need to rest, and an overactive imagination would get in the way of your road to full recovery. So, focus on resting well." Elspeth stood up. "I'm going to the washroom, and

Yelena nodded obediently.

on the hospital bed alone. She stared at the ceiling,

came in to make some rounds and saw Yelena awake. He had a smile on his face

doctor. I feel a lot

about to

her with a puzzled

the doctor with a pitiful expression, making

"It was a young man

suddenly recalled when they were together and had done a bone

told Max that if one of them had a terminal illness one day, they would give the other their bone

that she didn't expect her words to come

was even more ridiculous was that the person who donated bone marrow to her

is he

a while and would

that Max should be in the

That young man… He

movement made her really dizzy. So, she

feeling in her heart, but it ached and went numb for a

pain lasted for a few minutes, with

news of Max's death set in, an overwhelming

of grief