Substitute Marriage With the Illegitimate Son novel Chapter 103

Janet put a call through to the hospital as soon as she got home.

She didn't have all the money yet for Hannah's medical bills, but it was good news that the hospital had found the perfect match liver.

Money was hard to come by these days. Janet had barely had time to work for it. From her calculations, the money she had wouldn't be enough, but she still wanted to communicate with the hospital. She wanted to inquire if the operation could be carried out and she would pay the balance later.

"Hello, I'm the relative of the patient that needs a liver transplant. Her name is Hannah Stone. I want to make an inquiry. A perfect match liver has been found for her, right? How soon can she get the transplant?" Holding her phone pressed to her ear with one hand, Janet put all the food she had bought into the fridge with the other.

"Did you say Hannah Stone? Please wait for a moment. I need to check our database. Oh, I'm so sorry, ma'am. We were just about to call you. A few minutes ago, we received a call from our superior. The liver can't be used for her anymore. The patient who wanted to be euthanized and donate the liver has decided to continue treatment instead. Since there's no matching donor, you would have to wait."

The vegetable Janet was holding fell to the floor as soon as she heard this news.

It was a bolt out of the blue for her. She suddenly froze like a statue.

"Why did the patient have a change of heart? How come? Why? No, no... I didn't mean... But..." The shock was too much that Janet could barely think straight, let alone speak coherently.

Although she badly wanted the liver to be donated to Hannah, she couldn't decide the potential donor's life and death.

"Is there any other matching livers?" she asked anxiously.

"I'm sorry, ma'am. We understand how you feel. However, there's nothing we can do to help you now. Your relative isn't the only patient waiting in line for a liver transplant. You will be contacted when another perfect donor comes forward. Have a great day," the nurse said and then hung up the phone.

Janet's legs suddenly felt wobbly. The next second, she slumped to the floor.

A painful lump went up to her throat. She wanted to break down in tears, but something plagued her mind. A voice in her head told her that there was more to the incident than the hospital was telling her. Something smelled fishy. She rushed out and went straight to the hospital. "Doctor, please can I meet the patient who previously wanted to donate a liver to Hannah Stone?" Janet asked the doctor nervously.

"Ma'am, I'm sorry. It's illegal to reveal any information of our patients or a potential donor who had a change of heart. The patient has every right to decide to continue receiving treatment. We have no right to interfere. I can't be of help to you. Please you need to leave now. I've other people to attend to."