Chapter 268

Giselle did not make it into the hospital room. She arrived without a trace, and left just the same. She was feeling really down. Indescribably down. Without waiting for Harper to get off work, Giselle hailed a cab and went back to Shallow Bay. At the hospital, Vanessa remained silent no matter what Ben and Patrick tried to discuss with her. She quietly left the sickroom alone in the end. Patrick's attending doctor was Vanessa's second uncle and one of the top nephrologists in the country. She walked into his office yet again. "Uncle, how long can Patrick survive if there's no kidney source?" she asked. Dr. Chen looked at her without any concealment, "Normally, no longer than three months, most likely even less." Vanessa's eyelashes gave a heavy tremble. She drew a deep breath and asked difficultly, "What if we go back to Makassa?" Dr. Chen said, "The current medical level in our country is not much worse than that in Makassa. In my view, there's not much difference." "So without a kid