From Betrayal to Brilliance: She Rose Stronger Than Ever

Chapter 402 Race Against Time

"I've said everything I needed to say. You can go see Teri now." Kate forced back the sting in her eyes and urged him. "Get the blood drawn and processed. Save her! Now is not the time for shock. Athena is still in there waiting!" Those words snapped Zaden back to reality from the massive emotional impact! Right! Athena! Teri's blood could save Athena! Although blood transfusions between direct relatives could potentially cause immune reactions, the hospitals under the Storm Group had the most advanced medical teams and technology. These issues weren't a problem at all. As long as they could temporarily stabilize Athena's condition, he could take her away from here. Back to the hospitals in Vlephia with the best treatment available. Zaden hurried toward the blood draw room. Kate stood still. Then she looked up at the sky, her heart filled with a mixture of relief and melancholy. She let out a long sigh. The secret she'd buried for so many years had finally been revealed. Her heart felt empty. But there was also a sense of relief. Perhaps Athena could pull through. In the future, she and Zaden would be a happy family. Fate was just that wonderful. She had orchestrated things between Zaden and Athena, yet the two of them had come together on their own through fate, getting to know and love each other. A smile slowly spread across Kate's lips. By this time, Teri had finished giving blood. Although they hadn't drawn much, Teri's face had turned extremely pale, her lips completely drained of color."Quick! Get the blood processed!" Zaden practically roared the words, his voice hoarse and broken, yet filled with the excitement and urgency of finding hope in a desperate situation. The nurse immediately sprang into action. She entrusted Teri to Zaden's care. Those few minutes waiting for results were the longest, most agonizing, yet most hopeful minutes of Zaden's life. Moments later, a nurse from the emergency room came running with a report, her face showing wild joy. "Mr. Storm, Ms. Hall's condition has stabilized!" "Good! Arrange for an immediate transfer!" Zaden's voice trembled uncontrollably. Everyone moved quickly, arranging doctors and transfer vehicles for an emergency trip to Vlephia. Zaden stayed by Athena's side, while Teri sat obediently next to Zaden. Zaden looked at Teri, then glanced at Athena. His eyes filled with bittersweet emotion. He slowly reached out and gently pulled his and Athena's daughter into his arms, as if embracing the whole world he had lost and found again. Scalding tears finally broke free uncontrollably, sliding down his resolute face. He'd found her. She'd been here all along. Zaden grasped Athena's hand and brought it to his lips. "Athena, can you hear me? "Our daughter ... we found her. You have to hold on and wake up!" In the transport vehicle, the atmosphere was tense and quiet. Teri's processed blood, that bright red liquid carrying the hope of life, dripped into Athena's veins drop by drop. However, a cold reality soon became apparent. A child's blood volume was clearly a drop in the bucket for an adult suffering massive blood loss. It was only enough to sustain them until they reached the Vlephia hospital. After returning to the hospital, the doctor examined Athena, then immediately said with a grave expression. "Mr. Storm, your wife's blood isn't clotting. Her bleeding points still haven't stopped. She still needs more transfusions!" A child's hematopoietic stem cells are too limited. There was no way to get Athena's wounds to clot. If the bleeding couldn't be stopped, the blood being transfused would just keep flowing out like water. The doctor's anxious voice hammered at everyone's hearts, crushing the fragile hope that had just begun to rise. "Although she's temporarily stabilized, Ms. Hall is still bleeding continuously. We must have more blood of the same type. The blood bank doesn't have any matching blood." Zaden's expression darkened. Athena might not be able to hold on, and Teri couldn't donate any more blood! Zaden's heart, which had just settled back into his chest, was viciously wrenched up again! He looked at Athena lying on the bed, still pale with shallow breathing, while Teri was resting on the side, dizzy from the blood draw. An unprecedented sense of helplessness and panic threatened to devour him completely! Where else could he find blood? Time! What he lacked most right now was time! Just as the entire ward was once again shrouded in desperate gloom, and Zaden was about to order Rowan to round people up for blood testing regardless of the consequences, a series of urgent yet steady footsteps came from the doorway.He turned to look. He saw Fabio walking over with Kit and Preston. Zaden's brows furrowed. He assumed they'd come to settle scores with him. After all, he'd just dealt with Maya, who was their precious daughter and sister. He curled his lips in a mocking smile and said to Fabio. "If you're here to settle accounts, then I'm sorry. Even if I have to risk everything, I won't back down!"

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