CEO's Ex-wife Stunned the World

Chapter 156 The Wedding Has to Be Postponed

“Alright, I’ll deal with that now,” Julianna replied and went out to register Ann for hospitalization.

“Mommy, when can we go home?” asked Ann.

Julianna held back her tears and forced a smile. “My dear, we are going to stay here for a few days.”

“But I don’t want to stay here.”

“Dear, I’ll stay here with you. I’ll accompany you day and night. Is that alright?” After saying that, Julianna

turned her face aside and couldn’t resist trembling.

“Ms. Reece, how is Ann?” Casey asked concernedly.

“Stop there. Just take her to the inpatient department.”

“Okay.”

Seeing Julianna so upset, Casey knew that Ann must have a very serious illness.

She quit asking and quickly took Ann to the inpatient department.

“Doctor, how are you going to treat Ann’s illness now?” asked Julianna.

“Currently, we must find her the matching marrow as soon as possible,” replied the doctor.

He continued, “Fortunately, her illness is still in an early stage. There are chances for her to heal.”

“Could you arrange the operation now?” Julianna said, trying to keep her spirits up and focus.

“She can only be cured with marrow transplantation, but the bone marrow matching takes a long time. I

can’t guarantee anything,” said the doctor.

“Just use mine,” Julianna said urgently.

“Even though you want to donate, whether we can transplant your marrow into Ann still depends on the

matching result.

“If you’re a match, I’ll arrange the operation right away. But if you’re not, we must find another matching

donator.”

Glenn hurried over immediately when he received the news of Ann’s illness.

“Julie, how is Ann?” asked Glenn.

Julianna heard herself saying, “The doctor said she caught acute leukemia.”

Hearing this, Glenn was shocked.

“Julie…”

“I have to do the matching test now. I’ll talk to you later.”

The test didn’t take long.

The results showed that Julianna was not a match for Ann.

Looking at the test result, Julianna was too sad to shed tears.

“Doctor, Ann has siblings. Alex and Bruce. Can you check their marrow? Maybe they can match,”

Julianna said, grasping the

faint hope.

The doctor refused, “They are too young to donate their marrow.

“Moreover, besides leukemia, she also has thalassemia. Even if she gets a bone marrow transplant, she

might still…‘

Julianna said firmly, “I must save my daughter.

“I’ll save her however difficult it is and whatever it takes.”

She tried to calm herself down and asked, “Doctor, how much time does she have?”

“Without transplantation, I’d say a month at most.”

Hearing this, Julianna could hardly stand on her feet. She took in a deep breath and asked, “One month?

Then what is the probability of success in the operation?”

“50%.”

Julianna said, also persuading herself, “Nonetheless, it’s worth a try.”

Julianna still took Alex and Bruce to do the matching test.

However, neither of them is a match for Ann either.

Although they were triplets, they were not identical triplets.

Therefore, their blood types were different.

Now that they all failed to match Ann’s marrow, there left only one person Julianna could turn to.

Edwin, Ann’s biological father.

“Doctor, is there any other way?” Julianna asked.

The doctor frowned. “I suggest you find her biological father to test the bone marrow. If they match, it

would be perfect.”

When Julianna heard this, she felt desperate.

“Doctor, can we wait for the marrow storage to find a match?”

“I’m afraid Ann can’t wait that long.”

When Julianna heard this, tears streamed down her cheeks.

She did not want to have anything to do with Edwin, nor did she want Edwin to know that the children

were his.

However, Ann’s life is the priority at present.

Looking at Ann on the bed, Julianna knew that this was her last chance.

Regardless of whether he agreed to donate the bone marrow or not, she had to try her best.

It was the seventh day of the month.

Edwin and Katelyn’s wedding would be held tomorrow.

The invitation had all been sent out and replied to.

Edwin was accompanying Katelyn to try out the dresses for the wedding.

“Beep, beep, beep.”

His phone rang.

Edwin took out his phone to take a look.

It turned out that the call was from Julianna.

He frowned, but still walked to the side and picked up the phone.

“Hello.”

”

“… Edwin.” Julianna’s voice was hoarse and it sounded like she had been crying.

Edwin suppressed his mixed feelings and asked coldly, “What is it?”

“I…” Julianna wanted to say something, but she was interrupted by her sobbing,

Edwin sneered, “Why are you crying? Are you reluctant to let me get married?”

Julianna did not answer but kept sobbing.

“Just say what do you want?”

“I want to see you,” Julianna finally answered.

“Are you serious, Ms. Reece? I’m getting married tomorrow. Is there any point in seeing me now?”

After a moment of silence, Julianna replied with a trembling voice, “Ann is sick.”

“…” Edwin didn’t expect that coming. He had intended to say something more sarcastic, but he quit after

hearing this.

“What illness does she catch?”

“Acute leukemia.”

“What does that have to do with me?”

Julianna could hardly hold the phone in her hand, and her voice was choked with sobs. “She needs bone

marrow

transplantation.

“If she doesn’t get that, she might not be able to outlive the month.”

“So?” Edwin frowned.

“The marrow of Alex, Bruce, and me can’t match hers.”

“Why exactly are you calling me?” He was bewildered.

Julianna cried so hard that she couldn’t utter another note.

A while later.

Edwin felt a chill all over his body, and he was astounded.

He thought he knew what this was for now.

“Where are you right now?” asked him.

“The Childcare Hospital.”

“Wait there. I’m on my way.”

Edwin hung up the phone. He hurriedly took the car key and left without even informing Katelyn.

Katelyn was trying out different gowns when she saw that Edwin was about to leave with an uneasy

expression. She hurriedly chased after him. “Edwin, where are you going? We haven’t finished picking

out our costumes.”

Before Katelyn could finish her words, Edwin left in a hurry.

Twenty minutes later.

In the Childcare Hospital.

Edwin rushed over.

Julianna sat at the door of the ward blankly.

It had been only half a month since they last met, but Edwin found that she had wasted away a lot.

Anyone could see her fatigue easily.

“Julianna…”

Seeing Edwin come, Julianna burst out crying again.

“What exactly is going on?” asked Edwin.

“I beg you, please save Ann,” Julianna pleaded to him desperately.

Edwin held her arms and supported her to stand still. “Answer me straight,” he said.

Julianna could barely say a complete sentence, “We can’t match. Alex, Bruce, or me.”

The hope in her eyes was suddenly ignited. “You are our last chance.”

“The children are mine, aren’t they?” Edwin asked anxiously.

Julianna did not answer but kept sobbing with her head bowed.

In an instant, Edwin understood.

He was completely furious. He shook Julianna’s arms so hard that he almost shook her soul out.

He shouted, “Julianna, how long are you planning to hide this from me?

“If Ann wasn’t ill, would you keep this from me forever?”

Julianna could not help but cry even more bitterly.

Edwin was right. She only told him because Ann was ill.

Without this emergency, she would never let the children and Edwin know about their relationship.

But now, she could do nothing but keep begging him, “Edwin, I beg you, save Ann.

“Now you are our only hope. If your marrow can match with hers, she can be saved.”

Words failed Edwin to describe how angry he was right now.

“Are you kidding me? I am their father. How could you lie about this?

“Julianna, how cruel you are.”

Despite their disputes, Ann was his daughter after all. He would certainly try his best to save her.

Their quarrel didn’t last long.

Edwin agreed to do the test

The results came out soon.

Luckily, Edwin was a perfect match for Ann. His marrow could be transplanted to Ann.

Edwin’s phone kept ringing.

It was Katelyn.

He finally answered the call.

“Edwin, tomorrow is the wedding. Where are you now?” Katelyn asked worriedly.

“Kate, I’m sorry, I can’t marry you now.”

His words were like a bolt from the blue.

Katelyn was shocked. After a long while, she came back to her senses and stuttered, “Why?”

“I can’t tell you,” he answered coldly.

“Edwin, do you regret the marriage?” asked she.

Edwin said indifferently, “Kate if you insist that you want to know. I can only tell you something cruel.”

Go ahead,” said Katelyn nervously.

“Julianna’s daughter, Ann, has leukemia. She needs a bone marrow transplant.”

“What does that have to do with you?”

“I am Ann’s father.”

Katelyn felt like being struck by thunder.

“Edwin…”

“Ann is dying now. I must donate my bone marrow to her. Our wedding has to be postponed,” said Edwin

unquestionably.

“Edwin,” Katelyn tried to say something else.

However, all she heard was silence.

Edwin had hung up the phone.

“What did Edwin say?” asked Shayla.

“He said that the wedding has to be postponed,” said Katelyn in a daze.

“What?” Shayla couldn’t believe what she heard.

“He wanted to postpone the ceremony,” Katelyn repeated.

“How is this possible? What happened?”

Kenny was shocked too. “We have sent out all the invitations and everyone has agreed to attend the

wedding tomorrow. Why does he want to delay it all of a sudden?”