Substitute Marriage With the Illegitimate Son novel Chapter 1359

"Is there a cure?" Johanna asked with urgency. "Just tell me, no matter the cost, as long as it can heal my daughter."

The doctor heaved another heavy sigh. "The probability of successfully treating this condition is relatively low, and it necessitates a lengthy course of treatment. You should brace yourselves for this." Upon hearing the doctor's words, a buzzing filled Janet's ears and her mind went blank. For a moment, she felt as though she had lost her ability to hear.

A congenital abnormality in uterine development? Complicating her ability to conceive?

Why did these words, individually familiar, sound so foreign when strung together? So ridiculous? Why had this happened to her?

Clutching tightly to the test report that felt akin to a death sentence, Janet's face held a vacant expression. It was as though all her energy had been sucked away, leaving her to lean heavily on the armrest of her chair to prevent herself from collapsing.

Johanna, too, was deeply afflicted, but as a mother, she knew she had to muster strength for her daughter, to stand by her.

She firmly grasped Janet's hand and calmly inquired, "What's the recommended treatment for my daughter's condition? What are the success rates for pregnancy post-treatment? Most importantly, will the treatment inflict much pain on her?"

Johanna was nearing fifty when she was reunited with her sole biological daughter. During the two

decades of their separation, Johanna never ceased thinking about the child they had lost. When she finally located her daughter, Janet, and discovered the hardships she'd endured, she was heartbroken. She felt a profound sense of guilt and wished she could bestow upon Janet all the good in the world.

Just as she dared to dream that everything was falling into place, this diagnosis swooped in.

The prospect of a long, drawn-out treatment was one thing, but the possibility of it causing her daughter constant pain and suffering was unbearable.

Having spent years in elite social circles, Johanna had witnessed many affluent wives endure great sacrifices to bear children. They would suffer immense hardship, consume medications that led to weight gain, and undergo multiple, unsuccessful IVF attempts, leaving their bodies ravaged.

The fortunate ones would ultimately rejoice at the birth of their child, but the unlucky ones would spend years undergoing treatment without any results, only to be callously abandoned by their husbands.