The Ex and Her Riches

Joshua looked at Benedict who was lying in Cedrick’s arms weakly, and his smile disappeared. “I have been in this line for many years and consider myself a professional. Whether my eyes are closed or if I find myself in a dream, I assure you that I won’t make a mistake! Please trust in my abilities. I will not be careless when it comes to the lives of these two children.”

Given their longstanding relationship, Cedrick naturally placed his trust in Joshua. It would indeed be a wise decision to entrust the blood tests to him.

As soon as the two children entered the laboratory, Joshua directed his undivided attention toward conducting the bloodwork.

Concerned about Gwendolyn’s emotional well-being, Cedrick decided not to let her enter the laboratory. Instead, the two adults remained outside and patiently awaited the test results.

The couple sat side by side. Cedrick could sense the tension within Gwendolyn, so he tenderly embraced her to distract her from thinking about the children getting their blood drawn.

“It will be over very soon.”

Gwendolyn nestled into his arms, her heart overwhelmed by fear and anxiety.

Half an hour later, the lights of the laboratory went off. They assumed that the results must be out.

Gwendolyn gently released herself from Cedrick’s embrace and rose to her feet. She then strode toward the door of the laboratory.

As the sound of the door unlocking reverberated through the hallway, the couple’s attention was drawn to Joshua, who stood on the other side, holding the results in his hands. Adjusting his black-rimmed glasses, he appeared ready to step out and join them.

Gwendolyn asked anxiously, “How is it?”

Wearing a solemn expression, Joshua cast a brief glance at Gwendolyn before shifting his gaze to Cedrick.

“There’s good news and bad news.”

Bad news…

Gwendolyn clenched her fists. “We are prepared for the worst. Please, go ahead and tell us.”

handing Gwendolyn the two blood test

impeccable. She is in perfect health and possesses a robust constitution. There is no cause for concern

relief upon hearing the positive news, although

the other hand, Cedrick’s expression

Zendaya is fine, but the

for Benny, the situation is not as optimistic. The S404 virus is still present in his blood. His inherent weakness is a result of the virus. When he was younger, the residual virus went

hands, clutching the reports, began to tremble uncontrollably. Her heart sank as her eyes fell upon the red markers indicating a concerning result on one of

approached and gently wrapped his arm around her slender waist,

take good care of yourself. Maintaining a

Gwendolyn nodded.

his voice filled with concern as he posed a question to Joshua. “Both Benny and Zendy are twins. How is it possible that Zendy is perfectly healthy

the difference,” Joshua responded. “Such a situation is considered normal. I can only say that Benny is unfortunate… Perhaps,

into the adjacent ward, where he continued to explain, “Fortunately, the antidote for the S404 RNA virus has been developed. This virus no longer poses a significant fatality risk, so there is no immediate cause for alarm. Thankfully, Benny’s viral load is not excessive. With proper treatment, there should

relief as the tension began

lying on

maintain his strength and lay weakly on his bed, eventually succumbing

as she remained quietly by his side, accompanying him

walked over and took a seat by the

Zendaya caught sight of Gwendolyn, a radiant smile illuminated her face, and she was on

a finger to her lips, gesturing for silence as she didn’t want Zendaya to awaken

to the children and mindful of not disturbing Benedict, Cedrick and Joshua quietly

be

another look at the lab report and shook

potency of the antidote. It would be too overwhelming for him at this stage. Based

turns eighteen,

understanding of this virus

where his heart ached.