"You don't have to worry about that," Fabian said confidently. "All you need to do is bring the brother there. I'll handle the rest."
With his assurance, Hannah felt relieved as there was no need to worry after hearing that from Fabian.
"Alright then. I'll go take care of the discharge procedures." Leo spoke hastily and hurried away, not wanting to waste a single second.
Fabian followed behind and got out to make a call. "Hello? Mr. Lake? Yes, it's me... There will be a leukemia patient transferring over to your hospital. He'll be using my name. So please help me make the arrangements for his stay there. Thank you."
Fabian ended the call and saw Hannah and her mother talking from the door. Their eyes were both wet with tears. Oh well, problems just keep on coming for this woman.
Not long after, Hannah got up. She was worried about the brother that she had never seen, so she said goodbye to Gillian and dragged Fabian to the hospital.
Along the way, her blank stare never shifted away from the window. She was like a statue, frozen in time.
"If you have anything to say, just say it. You'll feel better." Fabian was worried about Hannah.
Eventually, Hannah snapped out of it and held in her tears. "Ha! What kind of a father is he? That was some fatherly love he showed back there. I didn't want it at all! I'm doing all this for my brother!"
Fabian proceeded to pull Hannah closer with one arm and softly stroked her hair with the other.
Hannah did not resist, continuing to vent her frustration at him.
"My life was fine until he comes along and ruins everything. Biological father my a**! He left me to rot back then and appears again after twenty years! I thought he wanted to redeem himself, but it turns out he's only here because of his son! He only needed me to save my own brother from leukemia! He even insulted me with money! Do I really look like someone who loves money! How could he be so ridiculous!”
Seeing Hannah complaining like that made Fabian feel like laughing. It was the first time he saw her acting like this.
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