Jean rubbed his hands and wanted to take a step forward. "Ms. Luca, how sweet of you. Let me help you carry those."

Nina blocked his way and gave him a stern look. “There's no need to. How shameless of you!”

Jean was embarrassed. Nina was not helping him even though he was his sister. She even wanted to stop him.

If he won Luca's heart, would he still need to depend on her?

Nina turned around and handed the things back to her. "Luca, I can't accept these.”

"I've already brought them here. Take them. These are good for Aunt Anna." Luca looked at Anna and decided to lend Nina a hand. "Aunt Anna, I remember you've been staying in the hospital for quite some time. Why aren't you having the surgery?"

Anna looked at Luca. She was plotting something in her heart. She wanted Luca to help her and matchmake Luca with her son.

"Sigh, I won't recover even if I go for the surgery. I'd still have to take medications. I can't afford to pay the medical expenses. I don't think I'll go for the surgery. I'd rather die." She cried while trying to take advantage of Luca's sympathy.

Nina inwardly accused her of being conscienceless after listening to what she said.

"How's that possible? Don't you have your son and daughter with you? Each of them can pay half of your medical expenses. That won't be too stressful for them," Luca replied. She could see Anna was trying to gain her sympathy.

If Anna wanted her to convince Nina, then Anna could not blame her for dragging Jean into this.

Was he going to be responsible for half of the medical expenses? It was not what they had planned in the first place!

He was even planning to ask for more living expenses from Nina. However, he did not expect that he now had to pay for half of the medical expenses. He wanted to say that he did not have any money on him, but he was too embarrassed to say that in front of Luca. He still had to take care of his image in front of her.

Jean could only bite the bullet and said, "Yes, Mom. Don't you have both of us? Trust me. Don't worry and just get the surgery."

There was a slight curve at the corners of Luca's lips. She glanced at Nina and said, "Aunt Anna, I know a little about medicine. Why don't I check your pulse for you?"

She knew Anna did not mean the things she said. She only wanted to keep Nina beside her.

Anna was surprised to hear that. Her sickness was not that serious. It was just that Nina refused to give her more money. She reached out her hand when she heard that Luca had some medical knowledge. “Do you really know medicine? Please check for me."

Luca placed her fingers on her wrist. There was a gleam in Jean's eyes when he heard that.

Doctors made a lot of money. He did not expect she would know medicine. He thought he had hit the jackpot.

Luca took her hand back after a while. She intentionally put on a stern expression on her face.

"Aunt Anna, there's not much time left. Your liver will be a heavy burden to your other organs if you keep delaying treatment. If the surgery is done later rather than sooner, it'll probably cause permanent damage to the other organs. It'll only do more harm than good," Luca said.

Anna's expression changed when she heard that. She unconsciously doubted what Luca said. "You're not fooling me, right?"

"What I said is the truth. The problem with your liver is that it can't maintain your body's basic operational requirements any longer. Eventually, your other organs will take a toll as well from having to share the burden," Luca earnestly explained to her.

She was not fooling Anna. She was telling the truth.

Anna was deeply shocked that she could not react. She looked at Jean. "Son, what should we do now?"

Although Jean was using Anna to ask for more money from Nina, he had never thought of putting Anna at risk. After all, Nina would not give him his living expenses if Anna passed away.

He immediately replied, "I'll contact the doctor now. We'll arrange to have you go for the surgery tomorrow."

Jean walked out of the room after he said so.

Nina let out a sigh of relief and looked at Luca gratefully when she heard that.

Fortunately, she had managed to hold on. She did not give up because of Anna's health condition. Moreover, she did not ask for them to improve their characters and be better people. She only hoped that the situation would not get worse.

She would not be able to afford it if Anna and Jean demanded more money.

Nina signed the consent form for surgery as Anna's daughter and Jean's sister under the doctor's assistance after Anna agreed to undergo surgery.

The surgery would be done the next day.

Nina let out a sigh of relief after she helped admit Jean into the hospital and signed all the documents.

Luca told Nina that she had to leave after watching Nina handle all of it. Jean wanted to send her off, but Luca did not give him a chance to. She pretended to be understanding and convinced him by saying, "You still have to donate your liver to Aunt Anna tomorrow. Get some rest."

She left arm in arm with Nina after that.

Nina let out a sigh of relief when she left the ward. She held Luca's hand and thanked her. "Luca, thank you for everything today. I'm glad that you were here." Text content © .

"I didn't help much. I was only telling the truth. Your mother won't be able to hang in there any longer if she doesn't go for the surgery." Luca smiled and shook her head, indicating that she did not help much.

Nina smiled bitterly. “If you weren't the one who told her about it, they'd still think that I'm colluding with the doctor to put on a show. She's risking her health for money."

Luca felt bad for Nina. She reached out and stroked her head. "Everything is going to be alright."

"Yes." Nina nodded. She need not worry since Anna was willing to undergo surgery now. There were still obstacles ahead of her, but at least she had overcome one of them now.

"You took a cab here, right? Let me send you home."

Luca nodded. She did not reject her. She thought it might be nice if she could keep Nina company for a little longer.

Anna asked Nina to return to the hospital after she drove Luca back to her apartment.

Nina hit the accelerator and drove back to the hospital quickly.

Nina felt helpless when she saw Anna and Jean watching television and eating fruits upon walking into the ward.

"Mom, why did you ask me to come back here? What's the matter?" Nina sounded tired. She was burnt out from coming to the hospital every day.

Anna did not seem to care about how tired Nina was. She signaled to Nina arrogantly and said, "Pour a glass of water for me."

Nina pursed her lips, poured Anna a glass of water, and reminded her. "The doctor said not to eat anything after ten o'clock for the surgery tomorrow."

"Shut up." Anna rolled her eyes, while Jean cleared his throat.

Nina knew why Anna asked her to return her even if she did not say anything. It was about Jean.

"Mom, let's talk about it after the surgery," said Nina.

"It's the same if I say it now or later. I'll just be straightforward. Your brother has a crush on Luca. Why don't you try setting her up with your brother since you're her best friend?" Anna spoke as soon as she received her son's hint.