After she gave birth to the baby for three months, the baby suffered from acute leukaemia. She had done the matching herself and sought other matched types in the USA hospital but she could not find a suitable donor. So, Selena went back to her country and sought the matched type in the marrow bank.
Of course, her greatest hope was on Jasper. She hoped that Jasper’s marrow matched her baby.
She was in a mess after she came back for half of the month, she had not yet organized everything. She intended to call Jason initially and asked for his help but she did not expect her brother to find her.
“Jasper, let me stay outside can or not? I need your help but I don’t want daddy mommy to worry about me. I should have called you earlier but I am too busy after I come back. I plan to tell you everything after I settle them.”
Jasper definitely would not allow Selena to stay outside alone but his sister seemed to need his help. So, he skipped the topic and asked his sister.
“What’s so urgent? Just tell me, I will help you.”
Selena had drafted her words earlier, she spoke to her brother.
“Jasper, I have given birth to a son. He is almost four months old now but he suffers from acute leukaemia a month ago. He needs matched marrow but I can’t find any in the USA. So, I can just come back and search for it. Mine is not suitable for him. Jasper, can you undergo the marrow matching test? You’re my brother, maybe you can be the donor.”
His nephew had suffered from a serious illness. Although Jasper disagreed to let his sister give birth to the baby, he was worried at the moment.
“He is your son, I will definitely agree to donate my bone marrow. I will go to the hospital now and see whether mine is matched with his. Oh yeah, why don’t you inform daddy mommy? Maybe they can donate too? Let them do the test in the hospital. In addition, we have so many relatives in the Holland family, I will ask them to check up in the hospital. We also have hundreds of thousands of employees work under our company. I will put a notice in my office, if there is any matched type, I will award the person a few million Yuan. Then, there will be a lot of people undergo the matching test in the hospital, you must find a suitable bone marrow for your son among the huge number of donors.”
Selena cried and shook her head. Her secret would be exposed if she really did that. Her brother did not know the relationship between them but her foster parents knew it clearly. She thought and came out with an excuse.
“Jasper, you do it first can or not? I don’t want daddy mommy to worry about me. I’m so wilful and give birth to a baby, my baby is even sicked now. I don’t want them to think that I’m useless. If your bone marrow is not suitable, then we just execute the method you mentioned just now, ok?”
Selena almost cried and begged him but Jasper was stubborn.
“Cannot, it’s my fault that I ask you to abort the baby, I don’t respect your opinion at that time. However, it involves the life of the child now. That is your son, my nephew and daddy mommy’s grandson as well. If we can undergo the matching test earlier, we can save him. You have made a wrong decision. Selena, trust my decision. Don’t waste any time finding the matched type. You must listen to me.”
“Jasper, please don’t.”
Selena knelt on the ground and cried suddenly. She did not know how to explain the reason behind it, so she could just kneel in front of her brother. Then, she buried her head in his brother’s knees and cried loudly. Selena cried so sadly, Jasper never saw her be so suffered before. His heart cracked.
“Do you have any difficulty? Selena, just tell me. I know I did something wrong last year. Tell me your difficulty, then I will not force you.”
Selena begged her brother with her swollen and reddened eyes.
“Jasper, there is a reason behind that I can’t tell. Just let me do whatever I want and give me some days. You go and go the matching test first. If yours is not suitable, then we change to another method, ok? It just takes a few days to get the bone marrow report, is it ok?”
Jasper was soft-hearted. His sister never begged him in such a sorrowful way.
“Alright. It’s late now, the hospital is closed already. I will do the test in the hospital tomorrow morning. Which hospital will your baby go to? I will contact the dean of the hospital and ask them to prepare earlier.”
Selena said out the name of the hospital in which her son stayed. Jasper was relieved then.
Since he could not tell his parents directly, he could not inform the employees to undergo the test too as it would have alerted his parents. But he could ask Robert and Jason for help.
However, looking at his sister’s pattern, Jasper decided not to say out his method. He could compromise not to inform his parents but he felt uneasy to undergo the test alone.
“I don’t know what is the reason you don’t want to go home and inform our parents about it. Selena, do you still stay outside after your son gets the suitable marrow and recovers? Listen to me, let me bring you home at that time.”
Selena did not dare to go home, she even wanted to leave stealthily but she could not tell her brother about it. So, Selena lied to him.
“Jasper, I will. After my son recovers, I will follow you go home.”
Selena felt suffered to lie to her brother. Jasper did not notice that, he was satisfied.
“Don’t forget your promise. It’s late now, you rest well. I will go home now, don’t come with me anymore,” Jasper stood up and wanted to leave. Selena sent Jasper out. Before Jasper left, he responded suddenly.
“You kept hugging my nephew just now, I haven’t seen his face. Can I see him?”
Selena was stunned but she could not reject his request. So, she brought her brother to the bedroom.
In the bedroom, a baby slept on the bed. He had a ruddy complexion, he closed his eyes tightly.
“Why babies always look the same?”
Jasper sighed at his sister. He thought his sister would give birth to a good-looking baby but the baby looked the same as the babies he saw before.
Selena laughed at his words. Actually, it was because her son had not yet opened his eyes. After he opened his eyes, Jasper may find the difference among babies. However, she did not want Jasper to suspect anything so she just smiled.
“The baby has not yet grown up. They look like that when they are born. You can see his features clearly after some time.”
Jasper was uninterested in that. So, he went to the door and wanted to leave. Before he left, he asked unpleasantly.
“The members of the Holland family have big eyes and aquiline nose, why don’t I find the features on his face? Do you have any photos of him when he opens his eyes?”
Selena definitely had the photos but she did not want to show him. She revealed a helpless smile.
“I seldom take photos of him. Jasper, you can see him opening his eyes when you visit us next time. Then, you can see his features.”
Selena had said that so Jasper could not help but leave. He did not want her to send him downstairs. Jasper straight away entered the lift and said goodbye to Selena.
After Jasper went home, he was hesitant when looking at his parents. He suppressed his words when thinking of Selena’s crying face.
‘Forget it, just wait until I get the marrow report,’ Jasper went to his bedroom and took a bath. He called Jason after he wore the bathrobe.
“It’s late now, I almost sleep. Why do you call me at this time?”
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