Chapter 10
Chapter 10
Esther understood what Tinkerbell meant. She was trying to say that she was ill and did not want to
become a burden. “Tinkerbell, you’re not a burden. You’re the best, best, best gift God has given me.”
With her big eyes, Tinkerbell looked like she did not understand what Esther said. It took her some time
before she said, “But… I don’t want you to be my mommy!” Without giving Esther any chance to react,
she ran away. Esther’s legs felt extremely weighed down as she was reluctant to take even one step.
Jasper approached her and advised, “Esther, the kids are going to bed. We should leave too.” “Jasper,
can I take…” Jasper coughed and reminded her, “I understand what you feel, but it’s too reckless to
assume Tinkerbell’s your daughter owing to a photo. Besides, they won’t let you take the child away
just because you claim to be her mother as they have their rules and regulations. “If you want to take
Tinkerbell home sooner, do two things now. One, go for the bone marrow transplant test. You have
higher chances of matching if you’re Tinkerbell’s mother.” Jasper calmly analyzed the current situation
with Esther. “Two, you need to write an application to explain yourself. The home will arrange for a third
party to do a maternity test for you. Once the result confirms that you’re Tinkerbell’s mother, you can
reasonably and legally take her back without the three months of probation.” Esther nodded seriously.
“Jasper, you’re right. Let’s go to the hospital for the test now.” “Sure.” Jasper took Esther to the
hospital. “Esther, this is a public hospital. Their hematology department, especially, is famous
nationwide. Go for the preliminary test now. The more detailed ones can only be done when the other
departments are working tomorrow.” The public hospital was unlike private ones where one could do all
the tests as long as they were able to pay. Jasper registered Esther for an emergency and explained
the reason at the ward. The doctor there wrote her some referrals for the preliminary check-up. After
the tests were done, Esther checked the time and realized that she had been away for nearly three
hours. She wondered whether Felix had been caught. She did not want to anger Bradley at this point
either because she needed to persuade him for a matching test if her bone marrow was not a match.
“Jasper, I’ll go back first.” Jasper sent her back to the hospital under the Warner Group personally and
stopped her before she got out of the car. “Esther, hold on.” He got out and stood before the door on
Esther’s side, going on one knee to take off the flats that did not fit her feet. He then put on the size 37
white lambskin shoes for her. “Esther, have a good rest. I’ll keep an eye on Tinkerbell’s situation,”
Jasper told her softly. “I’ll also do my best to find the couple who adopted Pixie. I believe you’ll reunite
with them very soon.” Esther looked at the man gratefully. After what happened to her five years ago,
the others avoided her like the plague, but Jasper treated her just the same. “Jasper, thank you.”
Jasper patted her hair and teased her. “Nonsense! Go in now. Don’t upset Bradley.” “Okay.” Jasper
stood at the hospital entrance and watched Esther enter with a gentle gaze. After he could not see
Esther, he looked up at Bradley at the faraway balcony challengingly. He smirked and turned away
nonchalantly to get in the car. When Esther sneaked to her hospital ward, the room door opened
abruptly. The bodyguard glanced at her and said with a blank face, “Mr. Warner’s waiting for you.”
Once she heard that Bradley was waiting for her, her heart skipped a beat. She entered the room in
fright. Bang! Bradley threw a luxurious crystal glass at Esther mercilessly. The crystal glass shattered
against the door beside Esther, and the splattering shards flew past her. One of the thin shards
brushed past Esther’s face, and a line of blood immediately appeared on her fair face. The crimson
was incredibly glaring. “Esther Quill, very bold of you!” Bradley had checked the surveillance recording
and found out that Esther had escaped through that pipe on the balcony. What was more infuriating
was that she had used a child like Felix. He got up from the chair and marched to Esther, clenching her
chin and asking aggressively, “How dare you teach Felix to lie!?” Once Esther thought of Tinkerbell’s
illness, she dared not anger the man further. What if Tinkerbell could use his bone marrow? She
explained nicely, “Bradley, I found out from Felix that they were at Sunflower Welfare and couldn’t help
but go see them.” “Couldn’t help?” Bradley snickered. “Didn’t you hold back well during the four years
you spent in prison?” “Have you forgotten? You bought them over to tell me that my babies had died! If
I had known…” Esther could not help getting emotional. “If I had known that they were still alive…” She
would have been on her best behavior and tried to get released on parole. No, no. She would have
made an appeal if she had known that her children were well and alive. She could not bear her
daughters to carry the title of a murderer’s daughter once they were born. “Use Felix again, Esther, and Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.
I’ll ensure you won’t find them for the rest of your life.” Bradley released her and sneered when he
caught a glimpse of the red mark on Esther’s pale face. “Bradley, is your bone marrow record in the
National Bone Marrow Bank?” Esther quickly asked when she thought of Tinkerbell’s state and when
Bradley was going to leave. “What does it have to do with you?” Bradley asked coldly. Esther grabbed
his arm. “Please, just tell me. It’s important to me.” Tinkerbell was his daughter. If his bone marrow
record was in the bank, this meant that Tinkerbell would have a higher chance of finding a match. “If I
could choose, I wouldn’t want my son to have anything to do with you.” Bradley had undergone tests to
check whether he was a match when he found out that Felix had leukemia. He had also registered his
data in the bank in hopes that his bone marrow could help someone one day, like how he wished
someone’s bone marrow could help his son. It was just that… never in his wildest dreams did he
expect that the person was Esther. She was Felix’s hope of survival. Bradley forbade anything from
happening to Esther here. He warned her ruthlessly, “Stay in the hospital. If you escape one more time,
I’ll tie you to the operation theater myself!”