The Best Revenge It Wasn't Even Your Child novel Chapter 143

“Mom, sorry I’m late. You must be starving.” Lewis spoke quietly as he carried in a takeout box, closing the door behind him. He walked over to the next bed where his mother was resting.

She sat up, managing a tired smile. “I’m not hungry, don’t worry about me. You must be worn out after these last couple of days.”

“It’s okay, really. You should eat something.” Lewis unpacked the lunch, gently urging his mom, Pansy, to have a bite.

That’s when he realized something was missing. There were no chopsticks.

“I was in such a hurry, I forgot to grab chopsticks. Let me go buy a pair.”

But Pansy waved him off right away. “I’ll just have some bread. Save the food for later. You have work soon, you need to rest.”

Lewis tried to insist. “You need to keep your strength up.” He nudged her hand away, but Pansy reached for his arm again. The two of them went back and forth, neither wanting to give in.

Just then, Catherine spoke up from the next bed. “I have some extra chopsticks. You can use them.”

She’d brought back lunch earlier and picked up extra utensils, just in case.

Lewis and his mom paused in surprise. Pansy quickly got up, smiling as she walked over to take the chopsticks. “Thank you so much.”

“Catherine.”

Lewis finally noticed her.

Catherine gave Pansy a warm smile, then nodded at Lewis. “Lewis.”

They’d only met once before, and that had been for a blind date. Running into each other again like this, in a hospital, felt awkward and strange.

Catherine didn’t plan on making conversation. She just nodded and sat back down, keeping to herself. But after Lewis settled his mom with the food, he came over.

“Catherine, you’re here because…” He glanced at the sleeping girl on the bed, uncertainty written all over his face.

“Thank you,” Lewis said quietly, then went back to his mother.

Pansy glanced at Catherine, then whispered something to Lewis.

The next day, Lewis’s father arrived at the hospital, and the two men started taking turns looking after Pansy. With each passing day, Catherine and Lewis saw each other more, and the atmosphere between them slowly started to feel more relaxed.

A couple of days later, Patty’s test results finally came in.

Amanda stayed with Patty in the room, while Catherine and Lorinda went to get the results from the doctor.

“The patient has been diagnosed with acute leukemia. You’ll need to bring in all family members for bone marrow matching. Also, the total treatment will cost at least six hundred thousand. Start preparing the money now. We’ll talk more about the treatment plan once I finish working out the details.”

Catherine felt all the blood drain from her face at the doctor’s words.

She didn’t even remember walking out of the office. By the time she realized what was happening, she and Lorinda were standing in a quiet corner of the hospital lobby, both of them silent, lost in shock.