The Love that Never Really Dies

“Are you the child’s parent?”

While Sebastian was spacing out as he stood in front of Vivian’s hospital bed and stared at the medical chart, Vivian’s attending doctor came in. Upon seeing him, he asked that question.

Putting down the medical chart, Sebastian nodded. “Yes. How is she doing right now?”

“Her condition has stabilized now. This is her blood test report that just came out. Her blood type is very rare—RhB. Is the blood type of either you or her mother Rh?”

The doctor handed him a blood test report.

Hearing that, Sebastian was stunned for a moment.

RhB? I know Sasha’s blood type is Rh, and Ian inherited it. But this little girl is actually RhB? For her blood type to be RhB, the father’s blood type must be B, theoretically speaking. Only then is there a high possibility of having a child with a blood type of that combination. And my blood type just happens to be B.

Unwittingly, that thought flashed through his mind.

“Mister? Are you okay?”

There was a brief moment of silence before Sebastian gathered his wits about him. “I’m fine. To answer your question, her mother’s blood type is Rh.” Then, he took the blood test report in chagrin.

Ugh! What has that got to do with me? Tens of thousands of men in this world have the blood type of B! I must have gotten my wires crossed to have such an absurd thought!

He didn’t pay more attention. Glancing at the watch on his wrist, he told Wendy to go back and take care of the other two children since it was getting late.

Meanwhile, he stayed at the hospital and waited for Vivian to wake up.

“Mommy…”

often from the twitching of her red, swollen eyelids. Her petite mouth was in a moue as

in her dreams, she was

calling out to

as though a fist was squeezing his heart, the pain

aware that

gave up battling him for them,

left without

on Vivian, his thin lips pressed into a white line. For a long time, he sat there staring

her daughter across them in the emergency room saw his dedication, they started talking about him. “He’s really a good father. It’s

few young men who are so

father, but her

possibly be her uncle? He’s obviously her father. Look at

the debate quickly ended when

a single word either since his mind had been

Are you feeling

great patience. Getting to his feet, he approached the hospital bed and leaned down before Vivian, putting a hand on her

woken, her pale

instantly lit up at the sight of Sebastian. “Is Mommy

for her mother, and her childish voice

at once, Sebastian’s

out and scooped her up from the hospital bed. “Your mommy has something to do, so she’s not here. But I promise she’ll come and visit

“Really?”