Outside the ward in the military general hospital, Veronique brought the bone marrow donation form to the Fletcher couple.
All she said to them was, “The Fletcher family is a prestigious one in the political world. Sloan, you wish to rise to the top, so I'm sure you're a man of your word. Now that Mr. Raiden is awake, I'm hoping that you'll stick to your promise.”
Sloan narrowed his eyes in silence for a while before saying, “I've already consulted the specialist in the hospital about the situation. If my daughter's body is capable of withstanding the bone marrow extraction procedure, then we won't need to waste any more time—we'll do the operation right away. On the other hand, if my daughter's body can't withstand it, I'm afraid we won't be able to donate her bone marrow, and we won't budge even if you kick up a fuss about it.”
Veronique sneered.
The military general hospital was part of the Fletcher family's territory. Who would dare to speak the truth if the Fletchers had bribed the specialists?
It was obvious that they did not want to donate the bone marrow.
You're burning the bridge after crossing it, but you're asking me to not kick up a fuss? There's no way life would be that easy for you!
“I think it's best for Ms. Fletcher to undergo a checkup in the General Hospital. After all—”
Before she could finish her sentence, Bailey came out from the intensive care unit and arched a brow. “What's going on? Why are you all here?”
Veronique was delighted to see her, and she quickly informed the latter about the situation.
Bailey nodded before turning to Sloan with a smile. “Sloan, if you're worried that the extraction of the bone marrow will hurt your daughter's body, then I will tell you with certainty that your worry is for naught. Although Ms. Fletcher's body is weak, donating her bone marrow is unlike donating her kidney—it won't affect her.”
Yet, before Sloan could say anything to that, Tamara let out an icy laugh. “Why should I believe you? You're on Veronique's side, so naturally, you'd be saying these to help her out.”
Bailey smiled and said, “Well, I'll speak to you as Anonymous, then. The donation of her bone marrow won't harm her. Are you satisfied with this answer, Mrs. Fletcher?”
“You—”
Instantly, Bailey turned to Sloan and lifted her brows. “The Fletcher family is prestigious, so are you going to break your promise like that? I just told you that the bone marrow donation wouldn't affect Ms. Fletcher's health. Don't you think that you should be persuading your daughter to hurry up and do the operation now?”
Sloan's expression darkened as he uttered, “Are you sure it won't harm my daughter?”
“Absolutely. If anything happens to Ms. Fletcher, feel free to hold me accountable. However, if you deliberately hurt her and try to hold me accountable for that, I won't entertain you.”
After a moment of silence, Sloan turned to Tamara and said, “Call Lettie and have her come to the hospital as soon as possible for the operation. Let her know that if she refuses to come, she'll no longer be part of the Fletcher family, and she won't be allowed to enter the house ever again.”
If Bailey ever had any doubts about Tamara and Sloan being a couple, she would not have any now. The two of them made identical kinds of threats.
After Scarlett received her mother's call, she angrily destroyed the decors in the hotel.
It looks like I can't rely on my parents anymore; it's better to rely on myself. Even if I can't get Justin, I'll make their lives a living hell!
In the afternoon, Scarlett came to the hospital.
To avoid having Scarlett change her mind, Bailey did the operation on her in the military general hospital. After extracting Scarlett's bone marrow, Bailey passed it to Veronique.
Once Veronique received it, she hurried to the medical base.
Justin had already prepared for the bone marrow transplant. The moment he took the bone marrow sample from Veronique, he told the latter to rest in the room next door while he darted into the operating room.
It took him hours to transplant the bone marrow to his son, but everything went well.
Justin's friends all let out sighs of relief when they heard the good news.
In the meantime, Bailey remained in the hospital by Raiden's side. Only when midnight came and after she was sure that he was no longer in a critical state did she leave the hospital while he was asleep.
The first place she went to after exiting the hospital was the medical base.
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