When There Is Nothing Left But Love

At the hospital, Xavier was wailing as Emery struggled to hold him still in her arms. “Sorry, Scarlett. He’s been making a fuss the whole time.” She looked at me somewhat apologetically and continued, “I think I should bring him home first. Hunter’s off at school, but both Zachary and Cameron are here. The doctor’s still checking on Summer, but don’t worry too much, I believe everything will be fine!”

I nodded and urged her to go. It’s only understandable that a child would feel uncomfortable under the cold weather and amidst the tense atmosphere.

The nurses wheeled Summer into the examination room while Cameron and Zachary followed closely behind them.

As we waited outside the room, Cameron began tearing up. “This is my fault, I should’ve brought her here for a check-up way earlier…” She sobbed. “The poor child’s had a few rounds of fever, but I’ve always thought they were just bouts of cold due to the changing weather. I just gave her the usual meds last night, thinking that she would get better after that. She suddenly started coughing out blood so much this morning!”

I held my mother’s hands in mine. “Don’t worry, Mom. Summer has always been a little weak, it’s likely that her body just isn’t faring so well under the weather. I’m sure she’ll be fine.”

How was I supposed to tell her about the incident at W City? After taking care of Summer all this while, they had gotten so attached to her as if she was their own grandchild.

Zachary sat on the chair, panting slightly in exhaustion as worry clouded his weary face. Clearly, hurrying after the doctor and nurses back and forth throughout the hospital had taken a toll on his aging body.

in his hand. He glanced around at all of us

are!” I answered, my eyes fixated on the sheets of paper in

him. “In that case, shall we

In the doctor’s office.

results. The ALP levels in the child’s lymph nodes and liver are high, and her white blood cell count is

Just as I lost balance, Ashton got hold of me and carefully sat me down on the nearest chair. As calm and collected as he would usually be, he was definitely shaken this time around. I could feel a slight tremor in his hands as he held

replied, “Acute leukemia isn’t the easiest to control, though there’s definitely a chance of recovery. Having said that, we’ll need your utmost cooperation as we do what we can for the patient.

his face looking somewhat pale. “We’ll bear all the

in, “Yes, that’s right! We’ll do everything that we can on

for a short while before adding, “Is there a reason behind Summer’s condition, doctor? She was born slightly premature, but there hasn’t been any other problem with her physical health thus far… Could

entirely impossible. In most

the patient’s condition was likely induced by external substances. Would you mind if I ask, has the child been exposed to any sources of such substances over