Chapter 37

Sylvia sensed that something was wrong. She immediately turned to the doctor and asked, "Has Gregory had any visitors recently?" "Other than you and Dr. Carter, your brother met the mother of the bone marrow donor. The lady claimed to be a relative and asked to see him. "We obtained your brother's consent before allowing her in." Sylvia was speechless. She looked at Gregory and reached out to hold his hand. "You don't believe me, but you believed Aunt Willa's words?" "Five million… You gave her five million…" Gregory weakly said. He wanted to trust his sister, but the sum was staggering. "Yes, I did give her five million," Sylvia admitted. "You know Uncle Jeremy's character as well as I do. Even if you refuse the transplant now, that money is gone for good. That's why you have to focus on getting better. "I need you to recover so you can get yourself a job and help me pay this debt off." Sylvia knew she could no longer hide the truth about the money, so she tried a different a