Anna tried her best to keep herself from falling apart, but she was still shaking all over. Her trembling hands were stained with Cade’s blood, which still felt warm on her skin.

She thought about the time when Cade was kidnapped as a child. The men who had taken him wanted to throw him down to his death right before her eyes.

Anna remembered distinctly the fear that gripped her when she saw Cade’s little body being lifted high above the ground, about to be brought down to his death at any given moment.

She could still picture the scene clearly, as if it had been ingrained into the deepest recesses of her mind. The memory still haunted her to this day.

Just then, a strong pair of arms encircled her, pulling her into a comforting embrace. Cooper held her close and murmured, “It’s okay. He’ll be alright. Nothing’s going to happen to him.”

There was an intense ringing in her ears. Her lips trembled, and she found herself unable to word out whatever it was that she was thinking.

Then, an urgent voice resonated next to her, saying, “We’ve removed the bullet and he’s no longer in danger, but he’s lost a lot of blood. He needs a transfusion immediately, but we’ve received too many patients today, and right now, we’re short on supply for blood type A.”

Cooper answered hurriedly, “That’s my blood type. Let me do the transfusion.”

“Are you related to him? Do you have any contagious diseases?”

“I’m his stepfather. We’re not related by blood, and I have no contagious diseases.”

“Then follow me, please.”

Without a second thought, Cooper hastily traipsed after the nurse.

It didn’t take long for the transfusion to be done, and after Cade woke up, the three of them made their way back to Ronney City.

Cade recovered well enough upon their return. There was color in his cheeks now, and he looked happy, too.

Cooper had given him a blood transfusion.

He beamed at the thought—Cooper’s blood now runs in my veins!

This means that I’m practically related to Cooper by blood.

He couldn’t be happier or more honored about this.

However, he couldn’t help but feel disappointed at the same time. It would be perfect if Cooper were my biological father.

this, I’m sure he’ll

magical to him—like it had brought

seemed as if Cooper and the Yard twins

albeit subconsciously. He felt protective of

stepfather’ felt like a

own. She had been worried all this while that Cooper

be an important aspect in Anna’s life,

was at ease. Cooper wouldn’t hurt her kids, and instead saw them as

began to experience inexplicable symptoms. He’d been resting in the hospital when he came down with a fever, and he had a rash over his skin. These were followed by symptoms of gastrointestinal inflammation two days later, and when the medical report

and began

light; his medical report returned with a diagnosis for Graft

but when it did happen, the fatality rate was at

seeing the fatality rate of this disease, Anna grew faint. She stumbled and collapsed

Cooper was in utter disbelief as he stared at

and the recipient could increase the risk of the latter developing GvHD. It was the reason why hospitals refused to allow patients

hand, and he read

related to him? Do you have

not related by blood, and

felt his body sway, and he would have buckled under

of Cooper’s. The both of them had a likely guess in mind, though it was bold for even either of them to have

this had been the past, Cooper and Anna would have

they

the DNA test results

out that Callum and Cade were indeed Cooper’s biological

were Cooper

was that Cade was his biological son,

back to the nightmarish moment when he watched

test results and bent

his biological sons

them, and now, he was going to have

side, Callum and Anna

a sudden thought seized Anna; her eyes were rimmed red as she thought about Dana’s text message, and her mind began to

was what Jordaine meant when she said she was going

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