“Yes! My daughter is waiting for me!”
Carl had no reason to lie. He buttoned up his shirt and put on a casual jacket.
Ignoring his mother’s presence, he changed his clothes and grabbed his keys, ready to leave.
Unexpectedly, Carl paid no attention to his mother’s words, and Mrs. Waters became anxious.
“You stop right there!” Mrs. Waters yelled.
But Carl had already walked out the door, so Mrs. Waters had no choice but to chase after him in frustration.
Hastily, the two of them walked to the elevator, one after the other.
When Carl stopped, Mrs. Waters immediately stood by his side and began to admonish him.
“Do you know that donating bone marrow is not something to be taken lightly? It has a significant impact on your body. Aren’t you afraid of getting sick and causing trouble in the future?”
Mrs. Waters had hoped that Carl would take care of her in her old age, so having good health was especially important.
Carl, indifferent to her words, stared at the digital panel on the wall and replied coldly, “It doesn’t matter. My daughter is my life!”
Hearing Carl’s resolute tone, Mrs. Waters felt helpless.
“You…”
She slapped Carl on the back and pointed her finger at him, saying, “If the child is gone, you can have another one. Do you really need to risk your own body?”
Listening to her mother’s seemingly well-intentioned advice, Carl laughed.
He couldn’t understand why his mother cared so much about his own physical health while ignoring the life and death of her own granddaughter.
Carl didn’t want to delve into it. He only knew that no one could stop him.
“What does it matter if it’s a risk?” After a pause, Carl calmly retorted.
Just then, the elevator doors opened, and before stepping inside, Carl made his intentions clear to Mrs. Waters, who was glaring at him.
“Don’t talk about donating bone marrow. I’m willing to give my life for my daughter!”
Hearing this, Mrs. Waters frowned and froze.
The elevator doors slowly closed, and Carl rushed to the hospital without hesitation.
When Mrs. Waters regained her senses, she realized that Carl had already disappeared without a trace.
“This disobedient child!” Mrs. Waters angrily slapped her thigh. “What sins did I commit in my past life?”
As Mrs. Waters took the other elevator downstairs, she looked around but couldn’t find Carl.
However, she knew that it was highly likely that Carl had gone to the hospital, so she decided to go there and try to stop him.
However…
As soon as Mrs. Waters stepped out of the community gate, she saw several suspicious men and women staring at her.
Being of a hot-tempered nature, Mrs. Waters spoke without mincing her words.
“What are you looking at? Don’t you have any elders at home?”
Mrs. Waters retorted as she prepared to get into her car.
At this moment, the men and women who were observing her approached.
“Ma’am, are you Carl’s mother?”
Mrs. Waters looked around and realized that these people were entertainment journalists.
“Are you reporters?” she asked hesitantly.
The entertainment journalists all nodded together and bombarded her with several questions about Carl.
At this moment, Mrs. Waters was frustrated, trying to figure out a way to pressure Carl. Facing the journalists’ interview, she decided to cooperate with them.
In the entertainment industry, reputation was highly valued. She wanted to use these paparazzi to make Carl change his mind and to keep Nana from getting close to him.
Clearing her throat, Mrs. Waters reluctantly accepted the impromptu interview and began to speak indignantly, “You don’t know the whole story. That illegitimate child should never have been born!”
“Back then, Nana seduced my son Carl. They slept together while he was drunk, and later she forcefully gave birth to the child to threaten him.”
“Now that the illegitimate child is sick, the Lawson family wants to extort money from my son and make him donate bone marrow, ruining his health!”
“This kind of woman is truly malicious! I only recognize Grace as the daughter-in-law of the Waters family. As for that Nana, she’s just a scammer!”
Mrs. Waters spoke confidently into the camera, sounding as if it were all true.
After the interview, the reporters immediately compiled the interview content into articles and published them.
With Mrs. Waters’ version of events, it caused another uproar on the internet, and Carl naturally became a hot topic.
Controversy surrounding this love triangle continued to grow, and the criticism towards Carl gradually gained momentum.
There were even internet trolls who started posting relentlessly, calling for the entire online community to condemn Carl, suggesting that he be labeled as a disgraced artist and be expelled from the entertainment industry.
The situation escalated rapidly, attracting billions of netizens within a short span of one day.
Meanwhile, the company couldn’t hold on any longer and immediately sent Hailey to retrieve Carl from the hospital, asking him to make a decision regarding the matter.
Hailey was also at her wits’ end. She searched for Carl at the Waters family villa and finally ran into him at the hospital entrance.
“Carl, are you at the hospital every day now?”
Hailey had been searching for him for a long time, her throat dry, and she grabbed him tightly, fearing that he would disappear with a blink of an eye.
Seeing his agent coming to the hospital, Carl had a premonition and calmly asked with a smile, “Are there too many negative news about me recently? Is the company planning to terminate my contract?”
Hailey didn’t directly answer, but instead pulled Carl towards the car.
“Come with me to the company first. The CEO is waiting for you in the office!”
In this way, Carl was forced to follow his agent, leaving the hospital. Soon, he entered the company and felt that the environment around him was particularly unfamiliar.
After some thought, Carl remembered that he hadn’t been here for over a month.
As the two of them entered the elevator, Carl inquired about the situation from Hailey and learned that the company couldn’t withstand the pressure of public opinion and was preparing to give him an ultimatum.
Either clarify and apologize, and return to work.
Or choose to terminate the contract and pay a hefty penalty.
When Carl entered the CEO’s office, he spoke frankly, “I’m sorry, boss, but right now, I don’t have the mindset to work. I just want to save my daughter!”
After saying that, he directly picked up the termination contract from the desk and signed his name flamboyantly.
“Then hold your own press conference. From now on, the company will no longer bear any risks for you!”
The CEO had no choice but to deal with Carl in an official manner.
Carl had no objections to this. Under Hailey’s arrangements, he held a press conference the next morning and announced his temporary withdrawal from the entertainment industry.
In the past few days, Nana’s condition worsened due to the constant fear and anxiety, and her recently improved health deteriorated again.
She fell ill once more, and the timing of her discharge continued to be delayed.
The child’s high fever persisted, and pneumonia gradually developed into a severe condition, making the bone marrow transplant urgent.
“The surgery still needs to wait for two more days. I wonder if Janelle can hold on. How can we speed things up?”
Jerry was anxiously pacing around, his face filled with worry and exhaustion.
“Can’t you say something auspicious? I’m really tired of your pessimism!”
Tracy glared at her husband and turned back to the bedside to discuss with Nana, “I heard that the Eoplaperon Temple is very effective for praying and making offerings. Call Jane to take care of you for a while. Your dad and I will go and give it a try. We’ll be back by this afternoon at the latest!”
With the child’s illness showing no signs of improvement, Nana had no other options but to try her mother’s suggestion.
“Okay, thank you, Mom and Dad. I’ll call Jane later.”
Nana forced a smile, feeling as if there was an abyss of uncertainty in her heart.