?<strong>Chapter 379:</strong>


    The smile on Liza’s face was unsettling to those around her.


    Joelle empathized; Liza had recently suffered the loss of her child.


    “Is there something you need?”


    Redness was the only hint of color in Liza’s eyes as she turned mechanically to stare at the car’s tinted window. The ss was reflective, and it seemed like Liza was looking in a mirror, but Joelle knew she wanted to see Aurora inside.


    To keep Aurora from being frightened, Adrian shielded her with his body.


    “Should I get in touch with Belle for you?”


    Liza cocked her head, murmuring, “Why? Why? My child…”


    Clearly, she was too distressed to grasp what was being said to her, her numbness rendering her unable to respond.


    Seeing no point in further conversation, Joelle said decisively, “Adrian, we should leave.”


    They climbed into the car and drove away, leaving Liza behind, still muttering as she watched other parents embrace their children.


    Recalling Gracie’sments about Liza’s brush with death made Joelle reflect on her own experiences.


    “What caused Liza’s miscarriage?”


    Adrian didn’t have the answers either, so he asked Can to look into it.


    That night, Can brought news, saying, “Liza has Rh-negative blood, a rare type. She used to mention it on social media. On the day she was abducted, 500 milliliters of her blood were taken by force.”


    Five hundred milliliters was a substantial volume. Typically, a blood donation doesn’t even reach 400 milliliters.


    It was almost a miracle that Liza had survived.


    Shortly thereafter, a patient sumbed to hemorrhagic shock at Illerith Hospital after being admitted in critical condition with Rh-negative blood.


    Reports indicated the person had been kidnapped and subjected to significant blood loss too. The news left Joelle feeling disturbed.


    Adrian asked why she was so worried.


    “Rnd also has that rare Rh-negative blood. When he was born, his life hung in the bnce.”


    Joelle was acutely aware of the need for discretion in these sensitive times.


    “Don’t worry,” Adrian said,forting her with an arm around her shoulders. “Nothing will happen to Rnd.”


    “Okay.”


    Joelle had been curious for some time: if Rnd was Katie’s son, then who was his father?


    Adrian shook his head. “I asked, but Katie told me Rnd’s father passed away two years ago and kept his identity secret.”


    Joelle suspected it wasn’t difficult to figure out. Since Katie didn’t have Rh-negative blood, it must have been Rnd’s father who did.


    There weren’t many people who had died in the past two years with Rh-negative blood. With a little digging, one could possibly identify him.


    But with the father deceased, Joelle saw no reason to disclose Rnd’s paternity to the world.


    She yawned, prompting Adrian to check if she was tired. She nodded, and Adrian easily picked her up.


    “Your shoulder!”


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