Chapter 345
Even After Death
Chrisâ words pulled Olivia back to reality.
She remembered the most crucial task at hand. It was the bone marrow test results. She quickly got off
the bed.
Even though she didnât want to donate her bone marrow to Chloe, she no longer had a choice. So, she
got ready to donate her bone marrow.
Chris turned on the lights in the room. The sudden brightness caused Olivia to wince and cover her
eyes with her hands.
She noticed a sealed paper bag in Chrisâ hand after her eyes adjusted to the brightness.
With a serious expression, Chris said, âOlivia, I need to talk to you.â
Olivia saw his serious expression. It reminded her of a strict, disciplinary teacher. She wasnât able to
discern his intent right away.
She wondered if her bone marrow was incompatible.
âOkay,â she said.
Olivia sat down, and Chris sat right across from her.
âMr. Carlton, you have a weighty tone. Is my bone marrow ⦠not compatible?â
Chris sighed deeply, pushed the paper bag before her, and said, âTake a look for yourself.â
Olivia didnât know what he meant by that. It felt like it wasnât just about the bone marrow compatibility.
She wondered if he had found out about her cancer. But even so, he shouldnât have such an
expression.
Olivia opened the paper bag with reluctance. There were two reports in it. One was the bone marrow
compatibility results. As expected, she wasnât a match for Chloe. She had gathered that fact from Chrisâ
expression.
She picked up the second report. It was a paternity test report. This, she was surprised by.
She quickly skimmed through it and saw her and Chloeâs names on it. The result was they werenât
related. The news left her dumbstruck.
She was so fixated on Leia that she never stopped to think if she was Chloeâs biological daughter. The
test results hit her like a ton of bricks. She was dumbfounded, and her head was in a daze.
She said in disbelief, âW-Whatâs the meaning of this?â
Chris hadnât slept the entire night. He had been fatigued, but now he looked frail. His only hope was
dashed. He looked like he had aged several years overnight.
He leaned back on the couch with a tired expression. âItâs as the report states.â
Olivia looked at the report repeatedly. She looked at every word carefully to ensure her eyes
werenât playing tricks on her. She still couldnât believe what she saw.
âHow can I not be my motherâs daughter?â
âYour bone marrow isnât a match for Chloeâs. Itâs normal for a childâs bone marrow to not
match her motherâs, but the doctor who did the test found it weird. He asked me to do a DNA
test. It confirmed that youâre not biologically related to Chloe.â
Even Chris was surprised by this result. He had been anticipating the results for so long. Olivia was the
only hope he had for saving Chloe.
But not only did the bone marrow not match, Olivia wasnât even Chloeâs biological daughter.
For a moment, the two of them remained silent. Oliva took a long time to accept this fact.
Over the years, she had always thought about her mother lovingly-even though she never got to see
Chloe much and even though Chloe was cold to her when she was a child.
Now, she was informed that all of it had been a mistake?
Could she start over? More than a decade of waiting had ended up as a joke.
Olivia calmed her emotions and softly asked, âCan I⦠see her?â
Chrisâ words pulled Olivia back to reality.
She remembered the most crucial task at hand. It was the bone marrow test results. She quickly
got off the bed.
Even though she didnât want to donate her bone marrow to Chloe, she no longer had a choice.
So, she got ready to donate her bone marrow.
Chris turned on the lights in the room. The sudden brightness caused Olivia to wince and cover her
eyes with her hands.
She noticed a sealed paper bag in Chrisâ hand after her eyes adjusted to the brightness.
With a serious expression, Chris said, âOlivia, I need to talk to you.â
Olivia saw his serious expression. It reminded her of a strict, disciplinary teacher. She wasnât able to
discern his intent right away.
She wondered if her bone marrow was incompatible.
âOkay,â she said.
Olivia sat down, and Chris sat right across from her.
âMr. Carlton, you have a weighty tone. Is my bone marrow ⦠not compatible?â
Chris sighed deeply, pushed the paper bag before her, and said, âTake a look for yourself.â
Olivia didnât know what he meant by that. It felt like it wasnât just about the bone marrow compatibility.
She wondered if he had found out about her cancer. But even so, he shouldnât have such an
expression.
Olivia opened the paper bag with reluctance. There were two reports in it. One was the bone marrow
compatibility results. As expected, she wasnât a match for Chloe. She had gathered that fact from Chrisâ
expression.
She picked up the second report. It was a paternity test report. This, she was surprised by.
She quickly skimmed through it and saw her and Chloeâs names on it. The result was they werenât
related. The news left her dumbstruck.
She was so fixated on Leia that she never stopped to think if she was Chloeâs biological daughter. The
test results hit her like a ton of bricks. She was dumbfounded, and her head was in a daze.
She said in disbelief, âW-Whatâs the meaning of this?â
Chris hadnât slept the entire night. He had been fatigued, but now he looked frail. His only hope was
dashed. He looked like he had aged several years overnight.
He leaned back on the couch with a tired expression. âItâs as the report states.â
Olivia looked at the report repeatedly. She looked at every word carefully to ensure her eyes werenât
playing tricks on her. She still couldnât believe what she saw.
âHow can I not be my motherâs daughter?â
âYour bone marrow isnât a match for Chloeâs. Itâs normal for a childâs bone marrow to not match her
motherâs, but the doctor who did the test found it weird. He asked me to do a DNA test. It confirmed
that youâre not biologically related to Chloe.â
Even Chris was surprised by this result. He had been anticipating the results for so long. Olivia was the
only hope he had for saving Chloe.
But not only did the bone marrow not match, Olivia wasnât even Chloeâs biological daughter. For a
moment, the two of them remained silent. Oliva took a long time to accept this fact.
Over the years, she had always thought about her mother lovingly-even though she never got to see
Chloe much and even though Chloe was cold to her when she was a child.
Now, she was informed that all of it had been a mistake?
Could she start over? More than a decade of waiting had ended up as a joke. Olivia calmed her
emotions and softly asked, âCan I⦠see her?â