Chapter 553 Bianca Was Assailed By Many Thoughts


    Wanda did not want Bianca to notice that something was wrong with her. She quickly pinched her nose


    to stop the blood from flowing while she brought the spat under the tap to wash away the


    bloodstains.


    Her movements were natural and agile, as though she was used to it.


    She thought that it was fortunate that the blood did not drip into the pan and that her back was facing


    Bianca at the moment.


    The scene at the hospital reyed in Wanda''s mind.


    "Mdm. Rayne, your immune system is getting weaker, and you need to be hospitalized for


    chemotherapy as soon as possible. If you dy it, you''ll only be causing more damage to your body,


    and the chances of you recovering will be lower." "I don''t want chemotherapy, Doctor. Are there any


    less intrusive methods of treatment? I don''t mind taking medication too, as long as I can maintain my


    basic bodily functions," Wanda asked.


    She knew the side effects of chemotherapy. Other than nausea, vomiting, and lethargy, she would also


    have to lose her head full of beautiful hair and be skeletally thin.


    Wanda had been pursuing beauty all her life. She would rather die than see herself be like that.


    "Mdm. Rayne, the most effective cancer treatment methods avable in the country now are either


    surgery or chemotherapy. Surgery is the default method, but it is only useful against early-stage cancer,


    and it would do little to alleviate yourte-stage cancer. Abination of surgery and chemotherapy


    would probably be your best bet, but honestly, I cannot rmend any non-intrusive treatment


    methods for your current condition," the doctor told Wanda.


    "Doctor, is cancer hereditary? My brother died from cancerst year, and I have cancer too. Is it


    because it''s hereditary?" Wanda asked.


    "It''s hereditary in the sense that certain families would have a higher probability of getting cancer than


    others, though there are other factors, such as poor living conditions. Generally, the inheritable types of


    cancers are breast cancer, lung cancer, and colon cancer among others. If someone has an immediate


    family member suffering from those types of cancer, then the probability of getting the same type of


    cancer would be higher."


    Wanda’s heart wrenched.


    She and her brother were immediate family members, and both of them suffered from cancer. Was it


    hereditary, or was it an unlucky coincidence?


    If it was hereditary, what would happen to Bianca?


    Bianca was her brother''s daughter. Would her chances of getting cancer be higher too?


    Wanda looked at her pregnant niece helping her out in the kitchen. She could not help but feel sad for


    her.


    She looked at Bianca and said, "Bea, if you have the time, I''ll go with you to the hospital for a full body


    checkup."


    Bianca thought that her aunt was worried about the child in her womb. "I''ve been going to the hospital


    for regr checkups, Aunt Wanda. The doctor says that the baby is healthy, and there''s no problem


    with my health too. You don''t have to worry."


    Wanda exhaled heavily and told her niece the reason why she wanted her to do a full-body checkup.


    "Bea, thest time I was in the hospital, the doctor told me that the chances of you getting cancer are


    higher if you have an immediate family member with cancer. Your father died of cancer, and I''m


    suffering from the same disease. You''re my brother''s only daughter, and I''m afraid... that..."


    She could not finish the sentence.


    Bianca did not seem perturbed. "I don''t think that''ll happen, Aunt Wanda. I think that what happened to


    you and Dad is only a coincidence. You don''t have to worry about it. Moreover, I''m quite familiar with


    my health. The worst that has happened to me is a fever or a cold.”


    However, the usually gentle Wanda was insistent this time. "No, I''ll bring you to the hospital someday. I


    can only be relieved if the results say that you''re fine. Now that my brother is gone, I don''t know if I can


    last for long. If something happens to me, you''ll have to take care of your grandfather..."


    It was the first time that Bianca had seen that weak side of her seemingly unassable aunt. That made


    her realize how serious her aunt''s condition was.


    She dropped the half-washed te into the sink and hugged her aunt without drying her hands.


    She knew that her aunt was sick. Her aunt had told her about it the first time they met.


    However, her aunt had been keeping a positive outlook and had been taking the medication regrly,


    so why did she suddenly...


    Tears nearly fell from Bianca''s eyes. "Aunt Wanda, Dad is already gone, and Grandpa has already


    experienced the heart-rending agony of burying his own child... Would you want Grandpa to experience


    that again? Grandpa is old, and you and he are my only two rtives left. The two of you are my


    spiritual support. I''ll be taking my architect certification test tomorrow, so I can''t go to the checkup. We


    can go to the hospital thising weekend, but you also have to promise me that you''ll try to live on,


    alright?"


    Since young, Bianca had never received love from a mother or an adult female figure. Her aunt was the


    first one to truly love her.


    To Bianca, her aunt was like a mother. That was how important Wanda was to her.


    Wanda saw the fear and anxiety in her niece''s pleading gaze. Her lips trembled, but eventually, she


    said, "Alright."


    At night.


    Bianca did not go home. She stayed with her grandfather.


    Wanda also stayed for the night. After knowing that Bianca would have an important test tomorrow,


    Wanda reminded her that the baby in her womb was more important. If Bianca did not pass the test,


    she could try again next year.


    Bianca listened attentively, and the aunt and niece chatted for a longtime.


    At about nine o''clock, Wanda left her niece''s room.


    Bianca took her phone. She noticed that she had several missed calls and an unread message.


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    She opened the message to read it. It was from Luke.


    [Zander said that you''re staying over at your grandfather''s house. You must have a lot to chat with your


    aunt. I shan''t disturb you then. You should have enough rest for the test tomorrow. Don''t worry, you can


    do it. I trust you.]


    Bianca felt warmth in her heart as she read that message.


    Shey on the bed quietly with her eyes closed. Her aunt''s words kept reying in her mind.


    There was a chance that cancer was hereditary, and she was Kevin Rayne''s daughter.


    Would she suffer from cancer in the future?