A Moment in Destiny

Chapter 961 Alleviated Sorrows and Conflicted Feelings

Leonard was a very dependable person. He coped with all the pressure on his own at all times.

As for Kane, even if he was the person who wanted to seek revenge, he would implicate his daughter in his revenge.

Rae condemned this kind of father!

Just because she didn’t say it, that didn’t mean that she had no opinions on his behavior.

Once she compared the both of them, the difference became more apparent.

Facing the magnanimous and outstanding Leonard, Rae opened her mouth, but she suddenly found that she couldn’t speak. Her throat was in great pain. Her throat was so painful that she choked up and was unable to say anything. In the end, she spoke with a hoarse voice, “Father.”

Leonard patted her hand thoughtfully. Rae was on the verge of tears and got teary-eyed. She started to shed tears, and tears ran down her face. As she couldn’t hold back her tears, she eventually burst into tears.

Rae didn’t know why she was so emotional. But when she saw that Leonard did not blame her, she blamed herself even more.

She started to remember that she had received criticisms from Marcel in the past. He criticized her work attitude because she was too emotional and not meticulous enough. When she recalled the criticisms, Rae only thought that she should have received more criticisms! If she received more criticisms, she might have been more meticulous in her work. The current situation would not have reached a stalemate. She would not have regretted her actions.

Moreover, she was a detective. She shouldn’t have been careless. Due to her carelessness, she donated her blood to Mrs. Baxter without an accurate testing.

At that moment, Rae didn’t blame Kane for treating her cruelly. She only regretted that she was careless and she was not strict with herself.

Suddenly, Rae felt sad and rushed to the bedside. Seeing the pale Mrs. Baxter who was sleeping soundly on the bed, tears blurred Rae’s eyes. With her blurry vision, she reached out her trembling fingers and carefully caressed Mrs. Baxter’s cheek. While gently touching her cheek, she choked up and said hoarsely, “Mother, you must get better. I am Rae. I am very worried about you!”

Rae didn’t know why she had said that. She only thought that she needed to say that at that moment.

Mrs. Baxter who was lying on the bed could be her biological mother. Rae didn’t know what kind of emotions she had when she said that. However, she knew that she had the responsibility to help Mrs. Baxter get better. If her words could give Mrs. Baxter strength, she would feel less guilty.

When the doctor was making his rounds, he told them that they should be mentally prepared. The chances of encountering such an infection were rare. Once someone was infected, the possibility of recovery was low. Therefore, they should be mentally prepared for the possibility that Mrs. Baxter would never wake up again. In an instant, Rae burst into tears.

She rested her head on Mrs. Baxter’s bedside and sobbed. It seemed that she considered Mrs. Baxter to be her mother.

As Leonard looked at her sad and regretful expression, he walked up to her, leaned over and comforted her with a hug. He consoled her with a soft voice, “Father will be here, don’t cry, Rae.”

Rae still cried for a while. Finally, she suddenly raised her head and met Leonard’s concerned gaze. She felt grateful and was comforted. She already felt that the unbreakable bonds between the family members of the Baxter family were not vague anymore. They were originally a family and would not grow apart anymore.

She had a father and family members. After realizing that they were her family members, Rae figured it out and smiled. Her eyelashes that were still wet with tears fluttered. Although she had teary eyes, she smiled and didn’t let her tears fall. The corners of her mouth quirked up. One couldn’t help but alleviate her dejection and erase her sorrows and conflicting feelings.

At that moment, Reuben stood by the door of the ward and gazed at Rae. He looked at Rae’s watery eyes and her trembling shoulders while she cried. She was fragile but she was stubborn and refused to bow down to anyone. Seeing Leonard and Rae, which were a father and a daughter, hugging each other, Reuben couldn’t help but turn away. His eyes were slightly wet and were shining with tears.

He came again. After listening to the doctor’s description of Mrs. Baxter’s medical condition, Reuben was still quite worried. Despite Rae’s clear rejection in the morning, Reuben still came!

Perhaps even he himself didn’t know his intentions of coming to the hospital. He stood by the door to see what was happening in the ward.

He noticed that he seemed to feel at peace just by looking at Rae in the distance. He didn’t know why there was always an indescribable feeling of confusion in his mind every time he faced Rae. Rae’s fragile but resilient soul seemed to have touched his heart. Rae’s personality was now completely different from her personality seven years ago. Reuben thought that it was the result of years of experience.

He initially thought that the resilient Rae would never show such a fragile expression. When he saw Rae crying twice today, her expression vaguely showed her sorrows. Paradoxically, her stubbornness and resilience were also visible in her expression. It was precisely this aura that touched his heart. An unknown feeling started creeping into his mind, and eventually, it was beginning to occupy his mind. The feeling was out of control and was getting stronger with each passing moment. Due to this, he always questioned the reasons for his actions.

Rae didn’t know much about medicine so she could only listen to the doctor at that moment.

Rae then remembered to ask the doctor, “Doctor, how do all of you determine that my mother is infected?” Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.

The doctor walked to the bedside, raised Mrs. Baxter’s hand and lifted a bit of her clothes. He showed Rae, “There are rashes here. Just now, blisters also have appeared here. Therefore, we suspect that she is infected due to a blood transfusion! This kind of infection can cause hepatitis B, hepatitis C, sepsis and other blood diseases.”

“How is my wife’s condition?” Leonard asked in a deep voice.

The doctor only said, “We will do our best to treat her!”

At that moment, Reuben who was at the door said to the doctor, “Micah, get your mentor to come and treat Mrs. Baxter together!”

The few of them turned around and saw Reuben at the same time.

Reuben followed the doctor into the ward. He greeted Leonard and Rae.

Rae then knew that the attending physician was Reuben’s good friend. They met when they were studying abroad.

Doctor Micah Stevens said to Leonard and Rae, “I have already contacted my mentor in Country A. He will be here soon. He has gained new knowledge in his research about the complications of blood transfusion. I hope to use his knowledge to treat Mrs. Baxter’s infection. Do all of you have any opinions?”

Rae was slightly taken aback. Due to her acuity as a detective, she asked a sharp question all of a sudden, “Doctor Stevens means that it is likely that my mother will become a test subject?”

Micah looked at Rae with a slightly surprised expression. Although she appeared to be quite fragile, she had asked such a sharp question. Facing the girl, he was slightly stunned and then nodded. He was very honest, “Yes. This is the only way!”

“Are you confident of success?” Leonard did not reject the idea. Instead, he asked a question and wanted to know the details.

“Mr. Baxter, I can only say that every medical research comes with a price. However, as doctors, we hope that every patient can make a full recovery!” Micah said. “This was my negligence. I did not do a good job in supervising the nurses and therefore, they did not give all of you a clear explanation of the blood transfusion process! This is the reason why this situation has occurred. The blood bank is now indeed experiencing a shortage of blood and I kindly ask for your understanding!”

Rae didn’t say anything. The nurses had told her, but what had she told the nurses?

Rae lowered her head and didn’t even speak a word.

After that, Leonard decided to allow Micah’s mentor to come and treat his wife. Rae could only respect Leonard’s decision.

In the afternoon, Leonard told her to go back and get some rest. When Leonard was not paying attention to her, Rae took advantage of the situation to take a strand of his hair and then carefully kept it in a safe bag. She also scraped some blood residue from Mrs. Baxter’s nails. She directly brought them to her workplace.

She was at the main gate and phoned Gustavo, “Gustavo, where are you?”

At the same time, Gustavo was walking out of the parking lot and talked on the phone, “I see you. Look thirty meters ahead on your left!”

Rae looked in that direction and saw Gustavo. He was striding towards her while waving the phone in his hand.

Rae also walked towards him. The both of them stood on the ground floor. Rae said, “Gustavo, can I ask you for a favor today?”

Gustavo was slightly surprised, but he said with a smile on his face, “Of course you can. Don’t use the word ‘favor’. Between you and me, we don’t need to use the word ‘favor’. It is as if you consider me as an outsider!”

Rae also smiled and was slightly embarrassed, “Gustavo, if you have time, I am sorry to trouble you!”

“Let’s go to the office and talk!” Gustavo didn’t find it troublesome at all. It was just that he had heard something today that suddenly turned Gustavo’s despair into hope. He was certainly glad that Rae had asked him for help.

The reason why Rae had asked Gustavo to help her conduct a DNA test was because she believed in Gustavo’s test results. Gustavo’s test results this time should not have any problems. After everything that happened, she suddenly remembered that the blood sample given to her by Kane that day was not taken in front of her. So, there should be something wrong with the blood sample.

Since she didn’t see the process of taking the blood sample with her own eyes, there was a problem with the blood sample. She then recalled that the day she suddenly found out about Leonard’s injuries in the hospital was the same day as the day Kane took the blood sample. Once the connection between the two incidents was found, an overall idea suddenly came to Rae’s mind. Some thoughts that were related to the incidents popped into her head. Perhaps the blood sample was taken from Leonard using illegal methods. Kane might have ordered that person to injure Leonard so that he could obtain Leonard’s blood sample.

All the clues indicated that there were many problems.

As a detective, Rae’s critical thinking skills and reasoning skills were better than others. Therefore, she started to have suspicions and doubts. She used her keen perceptiveness to analyze the problem. Moreover, she wanted to have a better understanding of Gustavo so she could know whether there was something wrong with Gustavo or not.

In other words, was Gustavo under Kane’s control? Was Gustavo trustworthy?

When the two of them were returning to the office, Rae asked him, “Are you busy with work today? It is almost time to get off work. Are you still going to work overtime?”

Gustavo shook his head, “I am not busy. I haven’t finished the work ordered by Captain Hopkins. I will not work overtime tonight unless somebody suddenly dies. If that happens, I need to go and handle the body. I really hope that there will be no fatalities tonight!”

“Has the case involving Karina Clark been closed yet?” Rae asked.

Gustavo shook his head, “There is another case involving Stanley. The fact that both siblings have passed away is not weird. But it is quite strange that something has happened to both of the siblings. We are still conducting an autopsy on Stanley’s body!”

“What are the results?”

“The situation is strange. It is true that he had been sexually assaulted before he died. We have found the body fluids of a woman on his body. But we still have not verified the identity of that woman. Captain Hopkins is still investigating!”

“Did the woman really sexually assault Stanley?” Rae was quite stunned.

Gustavo laughed, “Nothing is impossible in this world. The world is so big. It is possible that a woman would force herself on a man!”

Rae’s face reddened. She thought that she had indeed made a big deal out of it. Who said that only a man could rap a woman in this world? It was natural that a woman could also rap a man!