Both of Daniel and Angela were stunned. Nobody was expecting such an absurd request.
Julie was shamelessly taking advantage of them.
Jessica hesitated. She didn't want to continue this conflict with her brother. For some reason, her brother had blocked her number and her WeChat account.
Before she could even get to the bottom of it, this ridiculous problem reared its head.
Julie saw the contempt in their eyes, but she didn't mind it at all.
For her daughter's happiness and for the rich life attached to that, she didn't care what anyone else thought.
"Whether you think I'm despicable or taking advantage of you, I just want my daughter to marry Mr. Shi." Julie was basically suggesting that if they didn't agree to her terms, she wouldn't save Sam. She was really sticking to her guns. "My daughter has liked him for so many years. As a mother, I can't bear to see her tears anymore. This is the only way that I can help her. As long as you agree to let my daughter marry him, I will give my blood. Otherwise, why should I save a person that has no effect on my life?"
Two or three minutes had passed by now and the doctor was beginning to get anxious. "You'd better hurry up. The patient can't hold on for long."
These words dispelled Jessica's hesitation. She agreed. "Okay, I promise. As long as you save my father, I will let John marry Vivi."
"Really?" Julie couldn't believe her ears as the joy engulfed her face. She glanced at the livid Daniel and his wife and asked with a long face, "Do you have the final say?"
"Yes, I do," Jessica nodded.
Dora angrily barked, "You should ask Uncle John and Aunt Nina."
"You're just a kid. What do you know? It's a matter of life and death now," Jessica scolded. Dora cowered and hugged Chester tightly.
On the one hand, Daniel was worried about his father's life, and on the other hand, his brother's marriage plagued him. After hesitating for a while, he finally sighed and said, "Ask John."
"Daniel?" Jessica couldn't believe it. "Dad is dying. Why does this even matter? John will be fine with it. Trust me, he will agree. Nina is reasonable and Dad has always been good to her. Of course she'd want to save him."
This was the first time that any of them heard Jessica praise Nina.
As kind as the words were, they were a burden more than anything.
Angela and Daniel stared at each other, trying to mull it over.
Julie looked at the clock ticking away. If she didn't end up doing the blood transfusion, Vivian's whole plan would have been in vain.
She gently reminded, "You can keep bickering but your father is the one who is going to suffer."
"Mrs. Ye, just go in with the doctor. John will marry Vivi, trust me." Jessica pushed Julie into the operating room.
Julie, albeit hesitantly, said, "Okay. I'll go in if everything is agreed."
"Wait!" Angela stopped her.
Jessica exploded in an instant, as if everyone was deliberately targeting her. She felt as if everyone was blaming her for her father's stroke and subsequently, his fall.
No matter what she did, it all seemed to be the wrong move.
There was no place for her in this family anymore.
All her heartache burst forward. Jessica roared like a lion, "Shut up! Angela, are you a human or not? Dad needs a blood transfusion right now. Do you understand?"
Angela's eyes filled with anger. Realizing how distraught Jessica was with her father in the operating room, she knew there was no point in arguing.
"I just wanted to say that John is here. He has the final say at the end of the day."
Everyone's eyes fell on the man who was approaching.
His short hair had dried by now but his clothes were still drenched.
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