-Okay, I’ll go with you! -Macos nodded with a big smile.
He looked at the students still gathered, frowned, and exclaimed:
-All right, it’s settled. Do what you have to do, don’t block the school entrance or disrupt traffic.
At that moment, the school’s security guards also came running and dispersed the crowd of onlookers.
The two had just spoken so quietly that Gloria hadn’t heard them even if she had tried to listen carefully, but seeing their promise to go to the hospital, she cheerfully offered to call a cab.
-No, we’ll go by car.
Macos’ voice was cold, and he ignored Gloria, leading Ariana’s hand to the passenger side.
Ariana was very obedient, she let herself be dragged by him, and when she got into the passenger seat, Macos carefully blocked the door frame to prevent her from hitting her head, and personally buckled her seat belt, like a gentleman.
But as he closed the passenger door, the gentleness disappeared from Macos’ face and he turned his head to look at Gloria, who was standing next to him.
-What are you looking at? Get in the car, don’t you want to go to the hospital!
-I’ll be right there! -Gloria immediately opened the door to the back seat of the car and got in.
Macos looked at her faintly before approaching the driver’s seat.
If he had been nicer to Ariana, Macos would have absolutely respected her as much as his own mother. But this woman had been bullying Ariana, ignoring her as a child, stealing her inheritance and school fees, and now she was blatantly asking Ariana to give her son a kidney.
He would never look kindly on anyone who bullied Ariana, even if that person was Ariana’s mother!
Along the way, Macos attended to Ariana, who responded in a soft voice, and the two talked as if Gloria didn’t exist.
Gloria sat alone in the back seat, too angry to say anything, and afraid that they would change their minds.
Soon they arrived at the hospital and Gloria took the lead, leading Ariana and Macos to her son’s room.
The man Gloria married after her was surnamed Mastache and their son’s name was Dante.
When they reached Dante’s room, Gloria smiled and opened the door, exclaiming excitedly:
-Son, your sister is here to see you…..
As soon as it came out of her mouth, a cup was thrown directly at her.
Perhaps the person who threw the cup was not strong enough, the cup did not hit Gloria and fell to the floor, breaking glass everywhere.
This was followed by the man’s angry voice:
-Damned old woman, you haven’t seen anyone for half a day, where have you been, do you think I’m dying already and you don’t want to see me?
Gloria almost turned pale when she received the blow, but when she heard her son’s voice, she immediately smiled.
-Mom didn’t run away. I didn’t run away, I just went out to look for your sister. Your sister has finally agreed to see you. Say hello to your sister.
Gloria said, pulling Ariana into the living room and pushing her toward Dante’s bed.
It was then that Ariana got a good look at Dante.
He looked much the same as he had as a child. His features had hardly changed, but his eyes were stern, his cheeks thin and deathly, and he looked at people with a violent air.
Dante had been very arrogant as a child and had grown to be even more so, as the cup he had just thrown at Gloria showed.
If it weren’t for his illness, the cup would have hurt Gloria.
In his mind, Dante probably didn’t take Gloria seriously at all. It wasn’t an attitude towards a mother, she was like a slave.
Dante got out of bed excited to see Ariana.
-Mom, Ariana is going to give me a kidney, right? I’m saved, aren’t I?
Gloria looked at Ariana with some embarrassment as she listened to her son’s blunt words.
-Dante, you haven’t said hello to your sister.
Dante frowned and said impatiently:
-I’ll bow to her if it will save me. what are you waiting for? Go and get tested. The doctor says I’m dead if I don’t find a kidney.
He urged Ariana, not being polite at all.
Ariana scoffed inwardly.
“Dante’s still the same, taking things for granted as if the whole world is his.”
-I didn’t say I was going to give you a kidney, your mother asked me to come see you.
She told the truth, and Dante was instantly furious when he found out.
-What are you doing here if you’re not going to give me a kidney? You’ve already eaten and lived in my house, what’s wrong with me asking you for a kidney?
-Watch your fucking mouth!
Macos was not amused by her stinky attitude and shielded Ariana behind him.
-You have to behave like a beggar, don’t be fucking arrogant, what are your qualifications?
It was then that Dante turned his attention to the man and cursed angrily:
-Who the hell are you…?
Macos immediately raised his fist.
-I’m not your mother, I’m not going to spoil you! If you say one more word, I’ll beat your mother to death!
Macos’ eyes were stern as he spoke. His beloved little girl was being scolded by this boy.
Dante was really intimidated and stopped talking, but he still looked at Ariana and whispered:
-You used to…
-How much money did I use for your family before? I doubled it all when I was growing up. Stop acting like a benefactor, the house your family lives in now I traded it for the inheritance my grandmother left me, you owe me even more!
Ariana’s voice was calm as she looked at Dante, who was cowering in the hospital bed.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit uncomfortable and that Ariana had brought up the past, Gloria was quick to interrupt her.
-Ariana, your brother doesn’t know any better, he’s still young…..
Macos scoffed:
-He’s more than twenty years old, he’s already an adult, what’s the point of pretending to be a minor!
-He’s sick and in a bad mood, you guys take it easy,” Gloria made her excuses.
Macos looked away and grabbed Ariana by the shoulders to take her out of the room.
He didn’t even want to talk to the mother and son. It wasn’t like they owed this man anything, yes it was pathetic to be sick, but the way Dante was acting it was almost like they were the bad guys.
-Where are you going? -Gloria saw them leave and anxiously approached to try and stop them.
-Don’t let that dead girl go. I’m sick, I still need her for my illness…. -Dante shouted with all his strength.
Ariana breathed heavily, resisted turning around and slapping him, turned to Gloria and said:
-Where is the organ matching done?
Gloria relaxed when she heard her.
-I’ll take you to Dante’s primary care physician.
Ariana and Macos looked at each other and followed her.
When Gloria saw Dante’s family doctor, she hurried to push Ariana toward him.
-Doctor, this is my son’s sister. She should be a match, please test her, my son’s illness cannot be delayed.
Ariana had long been used to him not caring about herself, and the doctor’s eyes showed disapproval when he heard Gloria’s tone of voice, which gave no importance to her daughter’s life.
-Have you come voluntarily to be matched? -Let me tell you in advance that, even if you can live with only one kidney, your body will not be as well as before. And the failure rate of the operation is also high, so you must be prepared.
Before Ariana could answer, Gloria hurried to speak:
-It’s okay, she doesn’t care.
She would have preferred Ariana to die and transplant both kidneys into her son if the situation allowed it, so that he could live.
Macos coughed softly, with an inappropriate expression.
-Why are you interrupting when Ariana hasn’t even spoken?
He wouldn’t give up a hair, and this woman wants one of Ariana’s kidneys?
Ariana looked at him with a smile on her face and turned to the doctor and said:
-Let’s go for a test first and wait for the results to come back.
Even if she didn’t give a kidney and there was a match, it wasn’t wise to say so now, as her mother was clearly angry.
If Ariana didn’t test, that woman would not give up.