At the Gala, My Wife Became a Stranger

ground had dropped

one marrow donor fo

owledge, witho

ion of it. Izzy had taken Lily,

than anything he'd ever

ic door, not caring about

talking to a doctor. Lily was sitting on an

ried, relief fl

doing, Izzy?" Ethan roa

ed her into his arms. Sh

scene," Izzy said, he

dacity. "You're trying to use our dau

y! She draws you pictures, saves her cand

change. It was a mask o

rm of leukemia. Lily is a match. It's a

It's dangerous! And yo

re for Julian. And by extension, his son. Lily, being my daugh

to scream. He wante

sane," he

. Think of the positive impact on Julian's fa

it sound like

past her, to get

y appeared in the doorway, blocking his path.

that, Ethan," I

urse rushed in

from his last treatment. He needs an immediate blood transfusi

ooked grave.

-negative. And he needs a direc

. A strange light fl

voice suddenly sharp. "

a horrible premoni

wer the q

voice barely a whisper. I

nto a faint smile. I

said. "Leo needs O-negative bloo

request. It

shaking his hea

Izzy snapped. "His

u were just about to put her

pping to a deadly whisper, "I will make sure you and Lily have nothing. Not even this miserable

, who was now crying

ources connected to me, are for him. Your blood, by extension o

the sheer cruelty

r tear-streaked face,

them out on the street. H

. "Fine," he said, de

t Lily alone. No bon

eed, too

or. They took a lot of blood. More

asked the nurse several times if it was enough for

y over, he felt dr

side as soon as t

pered, her small hand on his ar

"I'm okay, sweetie.

er, so small,

o only she could hear. "Soon. We'll go som

head pressed a

e, standing in the door

voice sharp. "What are y