"Are you sure you want to tell everyone today? I'm going to see if my makeup smudged or not..."
Ellie was so nervous that she started muttering.
Meredith was amused. It turned out that the person who was always perfectly calm would have a panic moment.
"It's all good. Don't be nervous. We'll say it sooner or later."
Meredith patted Ellie on her back to comfort her.
Ellie nodded and the two of them walked into the ward.
Amelia was watching TV. She smiled at them as she saw them coming in.
Meredith walked to Amelia. "Mom, I have something important to say."
Amelia was watching the TV show and didn't pay much attention to her words, but when she saw Meredith's serious expression, she began to listen. "What's wrong, Mer? Why are you so serious?"
"Mom, the thing is, on the first day I found out that you were sick, I went for a bone marrow test. But I found that we couldn't match at all, and even the match was similar to that of a stranger. The doctor suggested we have a paternity test and the result was... I'm not your daughter."
"Wait, wait, Mer, what are you talking about? This is not funny."
Amelia was a woman who loved her children more than her own life. When she was suddenly told that Meredith was not her daughter, she couldn't believe it at all.
"Mom, don't worry. Keep listening. I finally found your child through tireless efforts. She donated her bone marrow for your bone marrow transplantation."
Now Amelia completely understood and immediately looked at Ellie.
She knew that Ellie was the bone marrow donor, but she thought that it was because Ellie was kind-hearted.
However, it turned out that she was her own daughter.
"Ellie... Ellie is my own daughter?"
Amelia looked at Ellie's face carefully, and tears welled up in her eyes.
In that case, it was true that the first time they met, she felt that Ellie looked familiar. It made sense if Ellie was her daughter.
"Mom, that's all I want to say. I'll leave it to you."
Under the circumstance, Meredith knew that she didn't have to stay here, so she went out and left the space for the mother and daughter who had been reunited after a long time.
After doing this, she felt relieved, though, it was mixed with a little upset.
She had occupied Amelia's love for so many years, and it was time to return to Ellie. But from her heart, she was reluctant to part with it.
But soon, Meredith hid the gloom in her eyes and went straight to the hospital where Derek was.
The answer was obvious though she had been struggling for so long.
There was no way she could leave Derek alone.
If she left without saying and doing anything, her heart would stay here.
Moreover, seeing Ellie and her mother recognize each other, she realized that once you missed something, you could never make it up. She didn't want to have any regrets.
Meredith strengthened her resolve. When she reached the hospital, she immediately went upstairs and visited Derek's ward.
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