C3 The Great Panic

It would be a lie if Bryan said he wasn't worried. Truly, he was currently under a tremendous panic attack. However, Bryan didn't show it in front of his son and wife.

Bryan just returned and slowly opened the door to Jason's hospital room. He had two paper bags in his hands. One contained food, while the other contained a change of clothes for Angeline.

Jason waved as he saw his father arrive. Bryan smiled bitterly. What a pity for his son, having to adapt to the IV tube stuck in his hand. Let him guess, it must be uncomfortable.

"Dad," Jason greeted.

The boy's eyes looked puffy. Jason was crying hysterically when the nurse inserted the IV needle. Pain and soreness, that's what Jason said over and over again.

Jason only calmed down after one of the nurses gave him a toy. The toy car is still in Jason's lap, while Angeline closes her eyes in a sitting position.

"Let Mommy rest," Bryan said in a low voice. He deliberately kept one finger to his lips to prevent Jason from making a scene.

Not only was Jason crying, but Angeline was still unable to control herself properly. Angeline lamented the fate of her poor son. A child as small as Jason had to struggle with a rare disease.

Just putting two paper bags on the table, Angelin woke up with a gasp. Her head turned to Jason and she immediately stood up straight, making the dizziness come back.

Angeline grimaced softly and Bryan saw it. "Sorry I was too loud," he said, handing his wife a glass of water.

"I woke up feeling uneasy," Angeline whispered, not wanting Jason to hear her.

Their son did not understand, but Angeline and Bryan had agreed not to discuss the rare disease in Jason's presence. Neither of them wanted their son to absorb sad information from his mother and father.

"Go to sleep, son." Angeline turned to Jason.

Jason yawned and nodded. It was already late and the clock on the hospital wall read seven. Angeline stayed by Jason's side until her son fell asleep peacefully.

"Doctor Matthew hasn't given us any more information." Bryan stared at his phone screen with a bitter smile.

This afternoon he had deliberately asked for Dr. Matthew's cell phone number. Bryan said he had a lot of statements to make, and Dr. Matthew didn't mind answering at all.

"While you were gone, two nurses said that tomorrow morning Jason will have some more tests." Angeline said this without a smile.

It felt like she would not be able to pull the corners of her lips together like before.

"Yes, I know that. Now don't think about it. You need to eat dinner," Bryan said, opening a paper bag and taking out a lunchbox from there.

Angeline was not at all interested in her favorite food. There was no appetite for dinner. Angeline just wanted to cry and reflect on today's events.

"Eat. Don't let yourself get sick. We both need to be strong for Jason." Bryan lifted the spoon and gave Angeline one bite.

Angeline finally opened her mouth. The cell phone in her hand lit up, a few notifications came in.

"We haven't told anyone about Jason," she murmured, looking at Bryan.

"Let me tell them. Don't think about anything." Bryan paints a smile, taking over the cell phone in Angeline's hand and setting it on the table.

After a bland dinner, Angeline decides to clean up, while Bryan says goodbye for a while. First, he had to call John and tell him how Jason was doing. Secondly, Bryan had to find an alternative treatment. His uneasiness required him to rack his brains.

That night, neither Bryan nor Angeline were able to fall asleep. They were awake and occasionally saw how Jason was sleeping on his bed.

It wasn't until morning that the two prepared to accompany Jason to a series of tests.

"I'm scared ...." Jason whined as he was taken to a room. There were already some doctors waiting.

"It's okay, sweetheart. All the doctors inside are very nice. They told Mommy that Jason will get a new toy if he dares to go in there. How's that?" Angeline did everything she could to get Jason to nod his head.

Meanwhile, Jason lay on a gurney pushed by three nurses.

"Ah, yes. Did I mention that Jason can have all-you-can-eat ice cream when he gets home?" Bryan stood in front of Jason, his smile printed so wide that the excitement rubbed off on his son.

"Right, Dad?"

Bryan nodded without hesitation. He had promised to take Jason and let him eat all the vanilla ice cream he could. Bryan would give Jason whatever he wanted.

Only then did Jason agree to go in without crying. He was accompanied by the nurses, while his parents waited anxiously outside.

How many hours they waited, neither Bryan nor Angeline could remember. What is certain is that they were called back into Dr. Matthew's room, just as Jason was coming out of the testing room.

Their only son looked fine. Even Jason could still smile and wave at his parents as they parted for a moment. Jason returned to the hospitalization room and his parents went up to the floor where Dr. Matthew's room was located.

"How's it going, Doc?" asked Bryan first, even though he had just walked in and sat in the same place as yesterday.

Dr. Matthew smiled slightly and handed over the documents from Jason's examination a few moments ago.

"My guess was correct about Mr. and Mrs.'s son having neuroblastoma cancer." Dr. Matthew could see that Angeline's eyes were losing their twinkle now.

"Everything... is clear, Doc?" Angeline did not deny like yesterday.

Dr. Matthew nodded. "Based on some examination results, Jason does have a rare cancer. More precisely, it has reached stage two," he explained later.

Stage two ....

Those two words kept ringing in Angeline and Bryan's heads. What did that mean? Obviously they knew it wasn't a good thing.

"Jason's condition looks fine from the outside, but intensive treatment is needed to prevent the cancer from spreading further."

"Let's just do the surgery!" said Angeline with her chest beating.

"Unfortunately we are hesitant to do that, ma'am. The cancer hasn't spread, but that doesn't mean it can be completely removed through surgery." Dr. Matthew explained.

"Seeing that the facilities in this hospital are not very complete, we have to say with a heavy heart that Jason should be transferred to another hospital. This is all for the sake of his recovery," Dr. Matthew added.

The world seemed to collapse on her head, making Angeline almost lose consciousness at that moment.