The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride
Chapter 477 Diagnosis

Vera nodded, but she couldn't help but tell Patrick, "I'm afraid you might forget, and this is the best time to capture Jeffrey. If we miss this chance and he goes into hiding again, it will be even harder to catch him, and the threat will always be Patrick comforted her. "Don't worry; I'll protect you all."

there."

"After I give birth, I'll protect you all, too," Vera said firmly as she looked into Patrick's eyes.

After Ellie had her check-up, she had to wait for the results. During this time, Molly nagged her so much that she almost worked entirely from the hospital, even attending meetings via video conference. Ellie felt inconvenienced and wanted to drive to the office.

"What if you faint again? What if your condition worsens? You're almost fifty; you have to take care of yourself," Molly said.

Molly nagged Ellie all day long.

Ellise only had moments of peace when Molly went to school.

Randall said to Molly, "Molly, Vera will be admitted to the hospital next week. Are you visiting her?"

Molly asked, "Which hospital will she be in?"

"Oakwood Hospital."

Molly replied, "I'll wait for you at the hospital entrance."

Ellie was also hospitalized at Oakwood Hospital.

Randall finally realized something was off. "Molly, what have you been up to lately?"

Molly wasn't gossiping anymore, she left right after class, didn't eat lunch at school, and often went out. Mary even asked him, "Randall, can you recommend me some good office equipment?" Yesterday, at home, Randall had asked Vera about it and found out that she hadn't talked to Molly for several days either.

"Is something wrong?"

Molly said, "There's been some minor issues in the Chase family; I've been a bit busy lately."

After class, Molly left again.

Susan came to Molly and Randall's classroom door, waiting for Randall to finish school.

Susan said, "Randall, I feel like Molly has been really busy lately."

Randall took a few books from Susan's arms.

Back when he attended classes with Vera and Molly, they had always thrown their books at him. Now, he habitually helped Susan with her books.

"The Chase family is keeping her busy with something. Let's go home."

Susan followed behind him. "Randall, my teacher said there's a lecture tonight, and we all have to attend."

Randall saw that it was still early and they didn't have to stay at school. "Send me the start and end times of your lecture. We'll go home first, and I'll bring you back when it's time." Susan happily said, "Thank you, Randall."

All Randall could hear echoing in his mind was Susan's sweet voice calling out his name.

Ellie's biopsy results comfirmed it was breast cancer.

The doctor had already suspected it based on Ellie's symptoms, and the results confirmed his guess.

However, for the Chase family, there had been a glimmer of hope before the results were out as they prayed it wasn't cancer. Ellie even imagined she was simply exhausted. But when it was confirmed, Molly couldn't hold back her tears in the doctor's office.

Timothy looked at the test results. He had seen a lot in his life, but learning that Ellie was diagnosed with cancer choked him up.

The doctor had seen many family members struggle to accept such news, so he gave the Chase family time to process it. Molly called Sebastian, crying.

When the call connected, Sebastian heard Molly's sobs before she even spoke, and he grew worried. "Molly, what's wrong?" "Sebastian." Molly cried, speaking in broken sentences. "Mom has breast cancer."

Sebastian clenched his fist as he looked at the stack of files on his desk, silent for a long time.

The last glimmer of hope had been dashed.

When reality hit, they had no choice but to face it.

Sebastian took a deep breath. "Don't cry; I'll be at the hospital soon."

Sebastian hung up and arrived at the doctor's office in less than twenty minutes.

He had to be present to determine Ellie's treatment plan.

While Ellie was getting an IV in her room, Sebastian, Molly, and Timothy were in the chief doctor's office discussing treatment options.

When Molly heard that Ellie's cancer was quite serious and that she would need surgery followed by chemotherapy and radiation, she couldn't hold back her tears again.

These were things she had only seen on TV, and now it was happening in her life, catching her off guard.

Sebastian took a tissue from the box on the desk and wiped Molly's tears.

Molly, whose eyes were red, asked the doctor, "Doctor, if my mother has surgery, how's that gonna change her life after? And what are the chances of it coming back? Will she be different from us physically?"

The doctor replied, "If the patient is in good physical fitness and follows through with post-operative recovery, she can live normally. Moreover, we perform many of these surgeries in the country, and the success rate is very high." Molly sobbed, "But she is almost fifty. She may look young, but her body isn't."

Sebastian asked the doctor, "When is the earliest we can do the surgery?"

The doctor said, "All the tests have been done, so the earliest would be the day after tomorrow."

Timothy said to Sebastian, "Sebastian, we should let Ellie decide."

After spending over an hour in the doctor's office, they returned to the ward.

Ellie looked at Molly's eyes and smiled. "Who made you cry again, Molly?"

"It was you, Mom. Why didn't you take better care of yourself?" Molly cried again, worried.

The smile on Ellie's face faded as she looked at Timothy and asked, "The results are out, aren't they?"

Timothy sat by Ellie's bed, holding her hand that had the IV in. "Ellie, it's just a minor surgery; it's nothing serious."

Ellie knew what the results were.

She bit her lower lip and lowered her head. Tears fell on the blanket.

Timothy quickly took a tissue from the desk, sat by her bed, and wiped her tears, comforting her. "The doctor said this disease is easy to cure, and the surgery has a high success rate. Don't worry." Ellie sobbed, her head down. She should have seen this coming.

Now, she was at a loss.

At that moment, Ellie's mind was solely on Timothy, Sebastian, and Molly.