At a private medical center in Mathines.
Walking towards the ward, Stanley asked about her mother's condition, "How's her condition now?"
Hearing that, his subordinate, who was in charge, answered, "Mrs. Jones's condition is stable now and she is asleep. Dr. Meyer has been waiting for you. He wants to discuss the details with you."
After a while, they arrived at the ward. Through the window, Stanley noticed that her mother was looking emaciated, lying in the bed silently. If it weren't for the life detector beside her, he would have thought that she was dead.
Staring at Ember who had been ill for a long time, Stanley pursed his lips tightly, clenching his fists. After a long while, he turned around and went to the doctor's office.
"Mr. Jones, your mother's condition gets worse as her organs are deteriorating day by day. If we do not perform the transplantation surgery as soon as possible, I'm afraid that she may..."
Dr. Meyer suddenly paused.
Standing in front of the window, Stanley looked calm. With a sullen expression, he asked, "How long can she survive if she doesn't do the transplantation?"
"Less than a month."
"For the past year, I've spent a lot of money on your center to fund your research, and now one year has passed, but your team has not made any progress in medical technology. Dr. Meyer, I'm very disappointed with your team."
In fact, Stanley had already started funding this medical team right after Ember's ailment was discovered. At that time, Dr. Meyer and his team firmly believed that they would be able to develop the best medicine to treat Ember, but they failed to do so after one year.
Therefore, Dr. Meyer, who was over 40 years old, felt a little embarrassed. "Mr. Jones, all the organs of your mother are failing, and we also found some malignant tumors inside her body. In fact, whenever Mrs. Jones has a problem, my team would stay up all night, trying our best to save her. Mr. Jones, you can blame me if you want, but you can't question my team like this!"
"You don't want me to look down on your team?" Stanley said with a sneer, "Well then, tell me about your treatment plan!"
Glancing at him, Dr. Meyer sighed and told him to sit down. After that, he took out all the medical history records that belonged to Ember before explaining them to Stanley. After half an hour of listening, Stanley was increasingly depressed, making him crave for a cigarette.
"That's enough!"
Interrupting Dr. Meyer, Stanley stood up, pulling his tie. He then asked for a cigarette from his subordinate, litting it up, and started smoking.
After a long while, he asked with his eyes closed, "How long will she live if she doesn't get treated now?"
Upon hearing that, Dr. Meyer remained silent, pursing his lips. After a while, he replied, "Two months at most."
Instantly, his words made Stanley's heart skipped a beat.
Meanwhile, looking at Stanley's back, Dr. Meyer eventually decided to tell him what he really thought. "Mr. Jones, I still have the organ compatible diagnosis book you brought to me a year ago in my drawer. Since Mrs. Jones's condition is getting worse now, I think it's time to bring that compatible organ donor to the hospital for the surgery."
Hearing his suggestion, Stanley looked at his trembling fingers that were holding the cigarette at the moment.
"That person is by far the closest compatible liver and kidney donor to Mrs. Jones. Their compatibility of the heart is even as high as ninety percent. So, Mr. Cruz is the best candidate among the tens of millions of people as no other organs are more suitable than his for her. Please make a decision! If the surgery is not done as soon as possible, Mrs. Jones will suffer."
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