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.”

deeply before handing Gwendolyn the

perfect health and

let out a sigh of relief upon hearing the positive news,

hand, Cedrick’s expression

Zendaya is fine, but 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 unnoticed. However, as

tremble uncontrollably. Her heart sank as her eyes

and gently wrapped his arm around

a mix of apology and concern as he regarded Gwendolyn. “Gwendolyn, it’s crucial that you take good care of yourself. Maintaining a positive mindset is paramount at this moment. Both you and Cedrick are the pillars of support for the

Gwendolyn nodded.

concern as he posed a question to Joshua. “Both Benny and Zendy are twins. How is it possible that Zendy is perfectly healthy while Benny carries

considered normal. I can only say that Benny is unfortunate… Perhaps, it is a matter of

two of them 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 be no imminent

showed some relief as the tension

Benedict and Zendaya were lying on the beds after getting

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

she remained quietly by

over and took a

radiant smile illuminated her face, and she

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

tending to the children and mindful of not disturbing Benedict, Cedrick and Joshua quietly exited the ward and made their way to

be

the lab report and shook his

antidote. It would be too overwhelming for him at this stage. Based on his current condition, he will have to wait until

virus is incredibly potent. If we leave Benny untreated until he turns eighteen, there is a possibility that he may not survive until then. Furthermore, additional complications could arise along

one possessed a deeper understanding of this

where his heart ached. It was a daily torment, akin to living in a perpetual