The video call was very pleasant. In the end, Ember was exhausted and needed to rest. So, Stanley had no choice but to end the call and let his Ember rest.
After Stanley had settled everything, he decided to go out, but Ember suddenly grabbed his wrist. Turning around, he asked, "What's wrong?"
Ember pointed to a chair on the side. "Sit down."
Following his mom's order, Stanley pulled the chair over and sat down in silence.
"I have a few things to tell you."
"Go ahead."
Before she started speaking, Ember lay there and observed her son with her head tilted to one side, thinking how time had flown by quickly. In a blink of an eye, decades had passed, and the little boy she once held in her arms had now grown into a man. Now, he had the ability to take care of himself and even his own family. As a mother, she felt it's time to let go of him.
"What did Dr. Meyer say to you today? Tell me.
"Don't worry about it, Mom. I'll take care of it. The most important thing at the moment is for you to take care of yourself."
Hearing that, Ember laughed. "I'm afraid I can't go on longer. I'm well aware of my health."
Stanley's face darkened, and his expression showed displeasure.
"Although you don't like what I'm going to say, I still have to say it. Stanley, this is reality. Please don't torment me any longer. Just let me go..."
"Mom!" Stanley shouted.
Still, the expression on Ember's face did not change, and she continued with a smile. "You're an adult now, and you know that some facts should be accepted rationally, rather than being stubborn. I'm only speaking the truth. If you don't want to hear it, then fine, I will keep it to myself."
Throughout her life, Ember had a gentle personality. Especially on the matter of teaching Stanley since he was a kid. Her attitude had always been kind, which formed Stanley's calm and reserved personality.
Ember knew that her son needed some time to accept the fact. He was a smart man, and he knew how to think rationally.
Sure enough, after a while, Stanley moved his lips and said, "Your condition is serious, but I will not give up. As long as there's still hope, I will not give up."
"The hope you said is Sharon's father."
"There's still another hope..."
"Another hope?"
Stanley pursed his lips tightly, and he could not say anything as Ember was right. The truth was that the only hope for Ember was Sharon's father.
"Do you really want to take the organs from her father to save me?" Ember stared into her son's eyes and asked directly.
Avoiding Ember's gaze, Stanley held his head up. Today, his tall and strong body looked dispirited. He had flown for more than ten hours, plus he spent a few hours discussing the treatment plans with the doctor, so now, Stanley looked hollow and powerless.
It seemed as if some sort of invisible weight was crushing on his shoulders.
On one side was his mother, and on the other side was Sharon's father.
How should he choose?
If it was in the past, and before he had fallen in love with Sharon, he would not hesitate to choose to save his mother!
But now...
He did not know what to do.
In his thirty years of life, he had made many choices, and to be frank, this was the most difficult and most painful one!
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