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Autor: VenoVain
I looked into his cold eyes and suddenly felt exhausted.

I had screamed myself hoarse telling him Nora was sick and needed money. He refused to believe me.

One lie from Camilla was enough to erase years of trust.

So why was I still fighting so hard?

Her son didn't care. Why should I?

I stopped fighting. Exhaustion washed over me.

Then I remembered Nora holding my hands on our wedding day, promising with a smile that she'd never let Lucien mistreat me.

I remembered how she'd once snapped at someone for mocking me about losing my father so young.

I pulled free, tears running down my cheeks.

"Lucien, video-call your mother. Hear it from her."

Camilla laughed and urged him to make the call.

The call connected, and Nora appeared clearly on the screen.

Tubes ran from her body, and an oxygen mask covered her face. She looked terrible.

Before Nora could speak, Lucien snorted.

"Seriously, Mom? You're old enough to know better. Sofia still talked you into this stunt?"

Camilla leaned into the frame and gave Nora a shy little wave.

Then she pointed at the wall behind Nora.

"Lucien, I know how AI works. The wall is warping. Look at the background. It's obviously fake."

Nora's chest heaved.

"Lucien, it's real. I'm sick. I need $30,000."

"Mom, stop helping Sofia scam me."

As soon as he said it, Nora's monitor started shrieking.

Nora's heart rate spiked. A nurse rushed in, checked the monitor, and went pale.

"She's in acute distress! Her heart rate is too high, and her oxygen level is dropping! Her condition is getting worse again! We need the deposit now to restart her treatment. She may not survive another hour without it."

The more frantic the nurse sounded, the more amused Lucien and Camilla became.

Camilla laughed so hard she could barely breathe.

"That's so fake. Hospitals don't keep hounding families for money like that."

My blood ran cold.

This was a human life!

I clenched my hands, turned, and walked out.

"I'm going to the hospital to see Nora. If you have any conscience left, come with me."

Even if it was only to say goodbye.

Lucien's smile vanished, and he grabbed my wrist.

"See my mother? You just want an excuse to see that doctor. Fine. I'm coming. I want to see for myself whether you're sleeping with him."

Camilla's eyes flashed with panic.

She tried to stop him, but he wouldn't listen.

Lucien made both of us get into the car.

On the way, Camilla kept asking him to stop for things.

A hair clip from a boutique. A bottle of water from a convenience store.

She even offered to get my phone repaired.

Stop after stop, the urgency I'd felt began to fade.

What should have been a rush to the hospital turned into a shopping trip. It took us over an hour to get there.

The moment Ethan saw us, he clenched his fists and marched over.

Lucien laughed coldly and stepped in front of me.

"So you really have been cheating on me."

He reached for Ethan's collar.

But Ethan bent forward and held out a document.

It was the hospital's official death certificate.

"I'm sorry. We couldn't save her."

The name on the form was Nora Vance.

Lucien went pale.
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    I looked into his cold eyes and suddenly felt exhausted.I had screamed myself hoarse telling him Nora was sick and needed money. He refused to believe me.One lie from Camilla was enough to erase years of trust.So why was I still fighting so hard?Her son didn't care. Why should I?I stopped fighting. Exhaustion washed over me.Then I remembered Nora holding my hands on our wedding day, promising with a smile that she'd never let Lucien mistreat me.I remembered how she'd once snapped at someone for mocking me about losing my father so young.I pulled free, tears running down my cheeks."Lucien, video-call your mother. Hear it from her."Camilla laughed and urged him to make the call.The call connected, and Nora appeared clearly on the screen.Tubes ran from her body, and an oxygen mask covered her face. She looked terrible.Before Nora could speak, Lucien snorted."Seriously, Mom? You're old enough to know better. Sofia still talked you into this stunt?"Camilla leaned into the fra

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