"Thank you, doctor! Thank you so much! I don't even know what to say..." Vanessa was so emotional that she thanked him over and over again. Then she thought of something and said, "By the way, can I meet the donor? I want to thank him personally."
The doctor said, "The donor's a volunteer who wants to keep his information confidential. He doesn't want to see the patient's family either. He hopes that we can respect his wishes."
Vanessa was a little disappointed that she could not meet the donor. She quickly came up with a solution and said, "Doctor, I still have some money in my bank card. Now that I don't have to pay for Lawrie's medical expenses, could you help transfer the money to the donor? I want to thank him for his kindness."
The doctor told her, "There's no need for that. The donor's really not short of money."
Vanessa muttered, "Oh..."
If the donor did not need money, then she really did not know how else to thank this kind- hearted, anonymous person. She hoped that this good Samaritan and his family could live happily and healthily.
It was almost dinner time.
Julien insisted on staying, and there was nothing Vanessa could do. In his words, the hospital was run by his family. No one had a say in how long he wished to stay there.
She was helpless. He was a rich and powerful man after all.
Seeing that Vanessa was busy in the kitchen, Julien went to the door and started making his orders, "I want to have ribs soup. I've already had the ribs sent here. Please make some for me."
Vanessa bit her lip and said without looking back, "I don't have time."
What the heck? Did he think she was running a restaurant?
Did he think he could order her around?
Julien acted as if he did not hear what she said and continued, "I want to drink the soup tonight. And I want to have beef for lunch tomorrow. I've been exercising a lot lately, so I need food with high protein."
Vanessa placed the spatula in her hand down and turned to glare at Julien. "Julien, are you trying to help or cause me trouble by staying here? You have so many chefs at home. Why can't you ask them to cook for you? Why are you asking me to do it? I already spent all day taking care of a child - do I need to take care of you too?" She told him off.
Julien walked over and hugged the irritated Vanessa. He said, "Of course I know that my family can have that prepared for me, but I really want to eat your cooking."
He held her tightly, and his voice was filled with a kind of tenderness and affection she had not heard before, which quickly put out the fire rising in Vanessa's chest. She hastily said, "Let me go, I'm trying to cook. If I burn the food, you guys won't have anything to eat later."
"You must be really tired these days from taking care of Lawrie. If you don't mind, I'll get someone to prepare our meals from the next day onwards," Julien said as he let her go.
"There's no need. I want to cook for my son," Vanessa immediately shook her head and said reluctantly. She also actually wanted to personally cook for Julien.
The hospital had found a bone marrow compatible with Lawrie. If everything went well, the surgery could be performed the coming Monday and once that was done, it would not take long for Lawrie to be discharged from the hospital. After getting Lawrie discharged, she intended to leave Chatterton Town with Lawrie.
This meant that there would be less opportunity for her to cook for Julien. She was afraid that she would no longer get the chance to cook for Julien in the future.
Julien said, "Are you a fool?"
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