ログインWhen the first light of morning came through the window, Miranda rubbed at her tired eyes and checked Sienna’s latest numbers again. Everything was stable.Dr. Smith told her to get some rest. Miranda nodded, went into the room they had set aside for her, lay down on the couch, and quickly fell asleep.Around eight, Dr. Smith gave Felix an update.“I’ll be there at eight. Where’s Miranda?” Felix asked in a low voice.“She’s asleep in the break room,” Dr. Smith said.“You’ve all done enough already.”“We’re just doing our job,” Dr. Smith said, though he still sounded excited. “We’ve waited a long time for this. But when will Ms. Spencer be here?”“She’ll be here before nine.”“Good. She may have a hard time today,” Dr. Smith said.“She’ll be ready,” Felix said, his tone firm.At 8:50, Xena’s SUV pulled up outside. Her manager, Lily, was about to get out with her when Xena said, “You can go.”Lily paused. “You don’t need me to stay with you?”“No. Felix is here. He’ll stay wi
Miranda listened quietly without saying anything.Then Dr. Smith said, “Dr. Stone, when he says he’ll take responsibility for whatever happens, he means it. He’s always been that way. He’s putting all his hope in you. And after thinking it through, he believes you’re the one he can trust most with this.”Miranda lowered her eyes. It wasn’t as if she wanted to take on a risk like this. But more than anything, she didn’t want Mia to face this disease in the future.Saving Susan and Sienna also meant protecting Mia.“I understand, Dr. Smith.” Miranda took a deep breath, her eyes sharpening with focus. “We’re going to make this work.”When Miranda opened the door and stepped out, she ran straight into Felix. She took a step back, and Felix froze, his gaze lingering on her.“I’m going to get things ready,” Miranda said. “You should talk to Sienna first and make sure she’s prepared.”“Okay.” Felix nodded. “I’ll talk to her.”“And one more thing. We’re running low on blood samples, so
Seeing that, Gavin quickly came over. “Mr. Gibson.”Felix's deepest fear became reality. The truth had hit Susan so hard that her already fragile body had nearly given out.An hour later, the door to the room opened again, and the doctor came out looking grim. “Mr. Gibson, your mother became too emotionally distressed, and it put serious strain on her heart and lungs. We’ve managed to stabilize her with medication for now, but she cannot handle any more stress.”Felix nodded, watched the doctor leave, and then went back into the room.Standing outside the glass, Gavin let out a quiet sigh. Felix was carrying too much, and he had been stretched too thin for too long. Most people would have fallen apart by now.The moment Dr. Smith returned to the lab, he called a meeting. Bringing up Miranda’s theory, he said, “Dr. Stone, we can’t wait anymore. We need to make a decision as soon as possible.”Miranda’s expression turned serious. “Dr. Smith, I ran an in-vitro test. The results were
On the drive back, Sienna stayed quiet for a long time. Finally, she turned to Miranda and said, “Miranda, use me for the research. If it will help you develop a treatment for my mom, you can take as much of my blood as you want.”Miranda glanced over at Sienna in the passenger seat. It looked like last night’s emergency had truly scared her.“Medical research doesn’t work that way,” Miranda said. “It’s not something you can solve just by drawing a few tubes of blood.”“But... but my mom doesn’t have time to wait.” Tears welled up in Sienna’s eyes again.Miranda said nothing more. She didn’t want to discourage her, but in a situation like this, the most important thing was to stay calm.Back at the lab, Miranda went straight into the research room. Susan’s condition really couldn’t be delayed any longer. The theory she had come up with last time still needed to be tested through a long series of experiments. All she could do now was try her best.At the hospital, after being resu
That night, Miranda pushed all her thoughts aside and climbed into bed with Mia to read her a picture book. By the time Mia fell asleep beside her, breathing softly and soundly, Miranda was wide awake.Felix had agreed to donate Ken’s body in exchange for the right to use her mother’s sample. Was that really, as Mrs. Gibson Sr. had said, simply because he didn’t want her to feel burdened by it? Or was there another reason he had kept it from her?After all, she was the one who had asked James to test whether her mother’s sample was a match. So had Felix really known before that it could be used?And if he had known, why hadn’t he given the sample to Dr. Smith for research from the start?Otherwise, he couldn’t have looked so shocked the day she told Dr. Smith about it.So Felix was still hiding something from her, wasn’t he?Miranda closed her eyes.Forget it. She didn’t want to waste any more time on him.Downstairs, Felix stood alone on the balcony of the dark, silent apartme
Maybe that was part of the reason Eugene had softened toward Felix. He had donated his father’s body, after all. But that was only one reason. The bigger reason was probably that Eugene had seen how deeply she cared for Felix.Miranda took a deep breath and pulled herself out of those thoughts. When she looked up, Felix was still watching her with that deep, steady gaze. For a moment, she had the uneasy feeling that he could see straight through her, and her expression turned even colder.“What else?” she asked. “What else did my father say to you? And why do you have the rights to use my mother’s sample?”“I traded my father’s body for it,” Felix said bluntly.Miranda froze for a few seconds, and then it clicked.Felix had known her mother’s sample could be matched to save Susan. So he had traded Ken’s body for the right to use her mother’s sample.That was exactly the kind of thing he would do.Now she understood why he controlled the rights to her mother’s sample.Since he h
Miranda picked up her phone. “You have one minute to leave, or I’m calling the police.”Xena’s smile froze. “Miranda, I’m not here with bad intentions.”“You approached Mia as my ex-husband’s mistress, and you’re telling me you mean no harm? I don’t mind blowing this whole thing up and letting eve
Felix’s move had unexpectedly shifted Zion’s view of him so dramatically.“Uncle Zion, you might be giving him too much credit,” Miranda could not help saying.Zion chuckled on the other end of the line. After a few more words, they hung up.The return trip was on a commercial flight. Ben took go
But clearly, Zion was a leading figure in the medical world.“So Dr. Declan is restarting the lab, and you have decided to join his team?” Leo asked.Miranda nodded. “Yes. I would not be where I am today without Uncle Zion’s guidance. I also have unfinished research under his supervision, and I wa
Leo’s gaze drifted to Miranda. She was watching the two girls play the piano with a soft, warm expression. The evening sunlight wrapped gently around all three of them.For a moment, Leo lost himself in the sight. If one day people could look at them and say they looked like a family of four, how g







