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.

about this, I’m sure

to him—like it had brought forth an

if Cooper and the Yard twins

subconsciously. He felt protective of

his stepfather’ felt like

sons as his own. She had been worried all this while that Cooper might

important aspect in

was at ease. Cooper wouldn’t hurt her kids, and

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 came

this, Anna panicked and began to consult

of Cade’s condition came to light; his medical report returned with a diagnosis for Graft versus Host Disease,

when it did happen, the fatality

Anna

was in utter disbelief as he stared at words ‘Graft

recipient could increase the risk of the latter developing GvHD. It was the reason why

who had become unconscious in the hospital room. His eyes then turned to the papers clutched in his hand, and he read the report once more in bewilderment. His mind was completely blank, save for the snippet of the conversation from the

to him? Do you

related by blood, and I

his body sway, and he would have buckled under his

of them had a likely guess in mind, though it was bold for even either of them to have thought of it in the first

the past, Cooper and Anna would have been

they

couple of hours later, the

out that Callum and Cade were indeed Cooper’s biological

fact, they were Cooper and Anna’s biological

what he did know was that Cade was his biological son,

uncovered the truth, Cooper felt as if he was transported back to

and bent his head, letting

his biological sons

now, he was going to have to say goodbye to one of

Callum and Anna had tears spilling down their

eyes were rimmed red as she thought about Dana’s text message, and her mind began to put the

she was going to deal with Anna once and for

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