Chapter 348
Kenneth was rendered speechless.
He couldn’t figure out why she knew what he was thinking.
Just as he was about to quibble, he inadvertently saw his reflection in the window.
His face was slightly red, and there was a burning desire in his heart.
He was indeed thinking about something indecent.
Kenneth despised himself. He felt guilty and embarrassed, but he still pretended to be serious and said, “You’re being unreasonable. As a girl, is it appropriate for you to say such rude words?”
The corners of Tiffany’s mouth twitched. She rolled up her sleeves with a fake smile. “Fine. I’ll just do it instead of talking about it.”
As she spoke, she raised her hand and was about to hit Kenneth.
Seeing this Kenneth could only quickly retreat.
It was not until he retreated to the entrance of the studio and was far away from Tiffany that he was barely safe.
Tiffany had no intention of chasing after him. She sat back down on the stool and continued to finish the messy painting she was working on.
She could not calm down, and her grip on the brush was not stable enough.
Moreover, she was not there to draw seriously. She was just venting.
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At the hospital, Karl brought the Kelley couple to the door of the ward and pointed inside. “Melody is inside. Are you going in to visit her, Mr. and Mrs. Kelley?”
Thalia answered, “Of course.”
She and her husband had rushed over in a hurry. How could they not go in to visit Melody when they reached the door?
Charlie and Thalia were burning with anxiety. They immediately passed Karl and rushed in.
On the hospital bed, the young girl who was still fine a few days ago was now lying on the there with a pale face.
She looked so pale and fragile that she could not withstand a single blow, as if she would collapse at any moment.
Thalia covered her mouth as she trembled uncontrollably.
At this moment, she recalled that scene more than ten years ago. At that time, she had given birth prematurely to her daughter, whose health had always been poor. She would fall sick and be hospitalized at any time.
Thalia recalled her daughter’s pitiful look when the little girl was lying on the hospital bed with an IV drip above her forehead.
Memories overlapped, and more than ten years passed in the blink of an eye.
As a mother, Thalia had been absent for more than ten years.
Every time she thought of this, Thalia felt upset. It was so painful that she was about to suffocate.
Thalia called out, “Melody…”
She walked forward, her eyes already filled with tears.
When Melody heard the voice, she opened her eyes in a daze. When she saw Mr. and Mrs. Kelley, she was pleasantly surprised. “Mr. and Mrs. Kelley, what brings you here?”
As she spoke, she wanted to sit up, but Thalia gently pressed her down. “Don’t get up. Lie down and rest well.”
“Okay.” Melody nodded obediently with a bright smile on his face.
Charlie stood at the side and looked at the crowded ward with a frown.
After five or six minutes, a nurse came in and transferred Melody to the high–class ward upstairs. She had a nurse who took care of her all day.
Thalia got her servant to buy some food and carefully tucked Melody in. She said gently, “Take a nap now. I will go while and come back to see you later.”
Melody replied, “Okay.”
Melody’s face was a little pale. Hearing what Thalia said, she really fell asleep in a daze.
Thalia walked out of the ward, but she did not leave the hospital. Instead, she walked toward the doctor’s office.
Charlie followed behind and asked helplessly, “Where are you going?”
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“I’m going to the doctor to do a checkup. I will give my kidney to my daughter!” Thalia’s tone was firm. “Don’t try to talk me out of this. I know very well what I’m doing. Don’t stop me.”
Charlie was very helpless. “Who said I was going to stop you?”
Thalia said, “Then why are you standing in my way?”
“I want to tell you that you should let me do it.” Charlie smiled. “It’s not like she’s only your daughter. Doesn’t my heart ache as a father? Besides, you’re not in good health. Let me do it.”
With that, he walked past her and went straight into the doctor’s office.
Thalia was stunned and immediately followed.
After a long examination, the final result was that among Charlie and Thalia, only Thalia’s kidney matched Melody’s.
Although this result was not satisfactory, Thalia was extremely gratified.
She finally had a chance to do something for her daughter.
Charlie was quite worried. “You’re not in good health. Why don’t we think of another way?”
If it turned out that his kidney matched Melody’s, he would not hesitate to give it to her.
However, Thalia’s health was not as good as his. He couldn’t have something wrong happen to her during the transplant.
“The doctor said it’s fine. Don’t worry.” Thalia comforted him. “Besides, even if I can wait, Melody can’t.
“Her kidney failure is already worsening. If we wait any longer, I don’t even dare to imagine the consequences…
“I’m really thankful that my kidney matches hers. With me transplanting the kidney, Melody has hope to survive. It’s better than not being able to find a matching kidney.”
What else could Charlie say?
He could only nod. “All right.”
This was indeed the fastest and best way.
Due to the sudden deterioration of Melody’s kidney failure, Charlie specially hired a well–known director both domestically and abroad to personally perform the transplant surgery.
The surgery was scheduled for next Monday.
Thalia heaved a sigh of relief. Her uneasy heart finally calmed down.
She returned to the ward and told Melody that she had found a suitable kidney source.
Initially, Thalia thought that the girl would be very happy when she heard this. She did not expect Melody to cry so much that her face was covered in tears.
“What’s wrong? What’s wrong?” Thalia immediately panicked. She felt helpless and her heart ached as she found a tissue to wipe Melody’s tears. “Are you feeling unwell? Or did someone bully you?”
However, in the next second, Melody pounced into her arms and shouted in a choked voice, “Mom.”
Thalia’s entire body trembled, and the tissue in her hand fell to the floor.
She was thinking, ‘What did she call me?‘
Melody choked and cried until she was out of breath. “I heard it. I heard everything. That suitable kidney is yours, right?
“Also, when I was hospitalized yesterday, my adoptive father already told me that I’m not their daughter at all. They bought me from some human traffickers…
“So, you’re my family, right?”
Melody raised her head and looked at Charlie and Thalia expectantly.
Her face was pale and her eyes were red and swollen from crying. Her breathing was rapid and her body was still trembling.
Charlie and his wife were both stunned. For a moment, they didn’t know how to react.
Melody simply picked up the document bag by the bed and choked. “This is the package I just received. I don’t know who sent it. I checked it. It’s a stamped appraisal report.”
The report was opened. It was the paternity test report that Sandra had done for them previously.
Melody’s smile was pale. Taking a risk, she said, “If you say that this is fake, I’ll tear it apart