The Woman From Hell
Chapter 1449

Late at night, I lay on the hospital bed, feeling lost and confused about what to do next.

I would see fleeting images of the times Munchkin and I spent together.

It lasted until I sensed movement beside my bed. I smelled a familiar scent and was soon locked in a familiar embrace.

I turned around and faced Theo. His breath sprayed gently on my forehead. Listening to his heartbeat, I slowly calmed down.

"Stop thinking about it. Have some rest. I'll be here with you." He patted my back like he was coaxing a child. I slowly dozed off. Early next morning, Petra brought chicken soup.

"I rummaged through the fridge yesterday and saw that this chicken looked quite good. I cooked it overnight. I already told the servant to go to the countryside to buy some free-range chicken. Your body needs some nourishment."

As Petra said that, she brought the spoonful of chicken soup to my mouth.

"It's okay, Mom. I can do it myself." I reached out to take the bowl and saw the complicated expression on Petra's face.

"I know you're in pain right now and you're just pretending like you're fine. I can't do much for you and can only bring you something delicious."

I smiled. "That's more than enough." I did not want her to feel exhausted.

"Don't worry. I went to check on Munchkin and the doctor said that he's fine. He just said that he needs more rest because he's still too young"

Seeing the shimmer in her eyes, I knew she was about to tear up again soon. "It's okay, Mom. Things will get better."

The doctor knocked on the door and walked in. "You're Munchkin's mother, right?"

I nodded.

"We'd like to update you on some of the new findings we just made."

Petra quickly got up after hearing what he said and tried to go forward. I thought about her aging body and refused.

"Wait here, Mom. I'll tell you what the doctor says later."

"Let me come with you. I'd like to hear it too." Next to me, Grayson glanced at me and quickly took the hint.

"Be good and rest here. Let the child go. You won't understand what the doctor says anyway. After he tells Wanda about it, Wanda will come back and let you know. Don't worry." Petra looked at me with reluctance but had no choice but to listen to Grayson.

Theo helped me out of the ward.

"After last night's data study, we confirmed that your child has acute myeloid

leukemia. Most of the biological cells in the child's body have been altered by external chemicals, especially his blood-forming stem cells."

"Is there anything you can do to save him?"

I once heard that there were two types of leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia and acute myeloid leukemia. Between them, acute myeloid leukemia was the more serious one. "Please calm down first, Ms. Lane," the doctor advised, considering my health condition.

"I'm telling you these things to let you know that now that we've diagnosed the cause of the disease, we can now confirm the treatment plan. Acute myeloid leukemia can be treated either by chemotherapy or allogeneic stem cell transplantation. There are already fully cured patients in clinical trials. However, you should also be mentally prepared. 40 to 60 percent of these patients don't go into complete remission and have a relatively low survival rate, so I hope you can be mentally prepared."

He looked at me, then at Theo.

After the doctor left, I was utterly shattered.

This was something I had anticipated.