Chapter 16 — The Husband's Secret

My mother-in-law sat on the bench, her back straight. Next to her is a middle-aged man, holding a briefcase in his hand. Looks like the lawyer she temporarily hired. Aunt Khuong was also there. She stood leaning against the wall, her face pale, her hand tightly clutching a tissue package. Seeing me, her lips moved, but no sound came out. My mother-in-law saw me first. She did not panic at all. "It's just the right time." "Help me ask someone to inform you." I stepped forward. "On what basis do you cancel my declaration?" She smiled faintly. "You signed alone, on what basis do you represent Vien Vien?" Lawyer Trinh blocked in front of me. "The mother clearly refused to take samples for non-treatment purposes." "The hospital has saved the records." "Anyone has no right to unilaterally cancel." Person The man next to my mother-in-law spoke up. "The father is also the guardian." "The child and Tham Du are related." "In the context of an emergency medical situation, conducting an initial examination is necessary." Lawyer Trinh looked at him. "You consider the body of an eight-month-old child to be an emergency medical resource." "Are you willing to write this statement in an official document?" The man's face froze. My mother-in-law opened the file bag. "Don't tell me such useless things." "This is the letter left by Lam Van Duong." "She herself said, the child must rely on the Tham family in the future." "Vien Vien is also a child of the Tham family." I looked at the paper in her hand. "The third page." A smug look flashed in her eyes. "Don't you want to see it?" She threw the photocopy on the table. The paper flew lightly and fell in front of me. I bent down to read. The third page reads. If one day, Tieu Du really needs help from relatives, please find someone from the Tham family first. Don't look for Diep An. Don't look for her children. My breath stopped. Aunt Khuong next to her suddenly covered her mouth, tears falling freely. I read on. My fault should not be blamed on her. Tham Nghien, if you still have any old feelings, don't drag her into it. If your mother wants to use the child's life to talk about the Tham family's bloodline, please stop me once. Even if I beg you. The last line is very lightly written. It's like the pen is almost at its limit. She wrote. Don't let my child become the one who hurts another child. I stared at that line, tears falling on the paper. It turns out that the third page is not as unnecessary as Tham Nghien said. Which is too necessary. It was so necessary that he didn't dare show it to me. It was so necessary that when my mother-in-law brought it out, she could only bet that I would be led astray by the first few sentences. Lawyer Trinh quickly took a photocopy. My mother-in-law's expression changed. "Who let you take the photo?" Lawyer Trinh said calmly. "We have the right to keep the document you proactively presented." My mother-in-law tried to take it back, but was stopped by the medical staff. The Head of the Medical Affairs Department walked out of the office. "This is a hospital." "Please do not argue." Lawyer Trinh handed over a photocopy of last night's refusal statement, then showed the department head a photo of the third page. "Please confirm again from the hospital." "The mother refused." "And the deceased's will also clearly opposes involving Diep An and her child." After the department head looked, his face also darkened. He looked at my mother-in-law. "Our hospital will not conduct sampling for newborns when the opinions of the guardians have a serious conflict." My mother-in-law's voice hissed. "So what should Tham Du do?" The head of the department sighed. "We will try our best to cure Tham Du." "But we cannot use a method that violates regulations to drag another child in." My mother-in-law was so angry that she was shaking. "You are just afraid of being responsible!" I finally also spoke up. “You don't

You must be afraid of being responsible." "You are afraid that you yourself will be responsible." She suddenly looked at me. I said. "Lam Van Duong told you to find the Tham family first." "Have you done the test?" Her face changed. At that moment, I knew I asked the right place. Lawyer Trinh immediately continued. "Mrs. Tham, may I ask, have you ever refused to get tested yourself?" My mother-in-law was grumpy. "I'm old." I said. "Because So you can't, so Vien Vien has to have it." She gritted her teeth. "It's not that I don't want to." "The doctor said my health condition is not good." I looked at her. "What about Tham Nghien." From behind came a tired voice. "I've done it." We turned around. Tham Nghien was standing at the end of the hallway. He looked like he had just run out of the hospital room, his sleeves still had the smell of antiseptic. He said. "I'm not fit. I asked. "What about the bone marrow bank?" He said. "Waiting." "But Tieu Du can't wait any longer." My mother-in-law seemed to have grabbed a life-saving stake. "Have you heard?" "It's not that we don't look for others." "It's just that Vien Vien has the most hope." I said. "Having hope doesn't mean having rights." Tham Nghien walked next to the photocopy of the third page.