Meeting You Was Fate

The next morning, Fiona woke up around six, which was quite early.
Adrian was now in a special period. Around five in the morning, the nurse had come to take his temperature. Thankfully, his
temperature was normal as it had been the past few days. That morning, he was going to have his bone marrow drawn for the
first time.
When Mandy stepped out of the bathroom, she saw the nurse already taking Adrian's temperature. She approached them and
watched them quietly, a calm look on her face.
The nurse carefully examined his temperature and gave him a smile. "37.5 degrees Celsius. You're fine."
Mandy breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Adrian didn't have a fever yet. What followed next was the most critical period. He
couldn't have a fever during the operation.
Nathan was already awake. He went straight to the bedside. Blinking his eyes, Adrian grinned and said, "Good morning, mom
and dad."
"Good morning, Adrian," Nathan and Mandy said in unison.
Drawing the bone marrow was a relatively easy operation. It was going to be performed by Doctor Wang with Mandy inside the
operating room.
Nathan had to go back to JS International that day. He had already missed several meetings, and there had been an accident at
the factory in London. With all these things going on, he couldn't help but feel as if he was back to three years ago when he was
alone, and Adrian was suffering from his illness. Those were the darkest times of his life. He couldn't believe it was happening all
over again.
Fortunately, he wasn't alone now. He had Mandy by his side, so he had a source of strength and motivation.
"Mandy, I need to go to work today. Are you going to be okay by yourself?" He looked at Mandy, concern written all over his face.
He was afraid that Mandy wouldn't be able to handle it if he wasn't there.
This was a big deal for Adrian after all.
As Adrian's father, he wanted to stay at the hospital. But he had heard rumors that the senior shareholders were up to something
recently. Since he and Mandy were spending day and night at the hospital, many were suspecting that Adrian was ill.

When Mandy saw the look on Nathan's face, she was taken aback. Then she flashed him an easy smile and said, "Of course, go
on and get back to work. I can take care of our little Adrian."
After all, Nathan was the head of JS International. It wasn't hard to believe that problems would arise with his prolonged
absence.
Mandy was in charge of the Mandy Mall. Since she hadn't been to work ever since Adrian had gotten ill, she handed over all her
work to her subordinate, Quintin.
He was a responsible and aspiring young man. Mandy was confident that he would be able to handle all the work.
"Okay, I'm heading out soon. I have a meeting at eight." Nathan smiled, but the look in his eyes was unfathomable.
The senior stakeholders of JS International acknowledged Nathan's leadership. Nathan was the one who decided on things
while Fred executed everything. The senior stakeholders just didn't like the fact that Fred, who didn't have Jin blood, was the one
managing the company.
"Let's eat something first," Mandy suggested as she gently touched Nathan's hand.
"Okay."
After breakfast, Nathan left for work at JS International.
At around half-past eight, Adrian was brought to the operating room. It was just a small operation to extract his bone marrow.
However, it was going to be very painful, so Mandy accompanied him inside.
Generally, anesthesia was injected in anyone who was going to have an operation as it would help eliminate the pain. However,
considering Adrian's condition where his body had already been affected by the bacteria, the doctor suggested that they refrain
from using anesthesia. This only made Mandy more worried about Adrian.
A child as young as Adrian could only bear so much pain. As his mother, it was only natural that Mandy would be very worried
about him.
Smiling gently, Angelina glanced at Adrian then at Mandy. She raised her eyebrows, and in a soft voice, she said, "Adrian, it's
going to hurt later, but you have to bear it and make sure you don't move."

"Okay. I'm not afraid of pain." Adrian nodded obediently. His eyes were clear as crystal even though he didn't know what was
going to happen next.
Tears welled up in Mandy's eyes. How she wished she could help Adrian bear the pain! She was willing to take all the pain just
so Adrian wouldn't have to suffer.
Angelina picked up the disinfectant-soaked cotton with her tweezers and applied it to Adrian's waist. Then the nurse handed over
a needle to Angelina. Mandy frowned at the sight of it as it was rather huge. Angelina then aimed it at Adrian's waist before
sticking it into his skin and then into his bone.
Adrian shivered slightly. It hurt badly, but he didn't scream or complain. Instead, he tightened his grasp on Mandy's hand.
"Adrian, don't worry. It'll be over soon." Mandy wiped her tears, feeling sorry for him as she patted his head.
After about five seconds, Angelina finally took the needle out. Everyone seemed visibly relieved as the nurse began to clean
things up.
When they went back to the ward, Adrian was a little tired. He still felt sore, so Mandy patted him until he fell asleep.
Fiona lay on the sofa, still unwilling to have a check-up at the gynecology and obstetrics department. She had been looking
forward to having a baby last night, but when she woke up that morning, she felt scared. Once Mandy was sure that Adrian was
fast asleep already, she stood up and walked towards Fiona.
"Nana, let's go," Mandy said with a gentle smile.
"Where... Where are we going?" Fiona acted as if she was unaware, still not wanting to have a check-up.
"Where else would we go? Don't tell me you've changed your mind." Mandy bent over and stared at her sharply, leaving no
chance for Fiona to deflect.
For a while, they just stared each other down until Fiona finally surrendered—the determination in Mandy's eyes was too much
for her.
The walls in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the JS Hospital was light pink instead of the usual white. This helped
the patients feel warm and comfortable inside. The corridor was rather quiet. Women held their cards and reports in the waiting
area as they waited to be called.