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Chapter 8

Author: Punching Faith
The crowd instinctively parted to make way as a low, authoritative voice rang out.

Grandpa approached slowly, leaning on his cane.

His sharp gaze swept over Christopher and Jennifer.

With a cold snort, he snapped, "You two murderers! Did you barge into the banquet to try and kill my granddaughter again?"

Gasps erupted from all around.

"Murderers?"

"They tried to kill the Hickman family's heiress?"

"Mr. Hickman Senior said it himself. How could it be a lie?"

The whispers surged like a tidal wave. Christopher's and Jennifer's faces instantly turned deathly pale.

Christopher scrambled to defend himself. "Mr. Hickman Senior, you've got it wrong! We didn't—"

But Grandpa cut him off, his eyes icy cold.

"I saw the surveillance footage myself. You pushed Alice and did nothing to save her. Are you calling that a misunderstanding? And you…"

He pointed a finger at Jennifer and continued, "You incited him. That makes your crime even worse!"

Jennifer trembled violently, unable to get
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    Christopher said gently, "Alice, I know you're still mad at me. But I finally realized that the one I truly love has always been you. I was stupid and too naive back then. That's the only reason Jennifer was able to fool me. I now know I was wrong. Just give me a chance, please?"I let out a cold snort."Drop the act. Your performance is so pathetic that it makes me sick. You'd better stay away from me and my mom. If you don't, I won't let you off easy."Christopher's face changed instantly."If you hadn't hidden your identity, I would never have treated you that way! If you'd just told me who you really were, do you think I would've ever hurt you or Ms. Morgan?"Even now, he had the audacity to turn the blame on me.I sneered. "Did you truly not want to hurt me, or were you just afraid once you learned that I'm the heiress of the Hickman family?"Christopher took a deep breath, struggling to hold onto the last shred of pride."Fine. I was wrong before. But now, I really want t

  • I'll Leave if You Don't Want Me   Chapter 8

    The crowd instinctively parted to make way as a low, authoritative voice rang out.Grandpa approached slowly, leaning on his cane.His sharp gaze swept over Christopher and Jennifer. With a cold snort, he snapped, "You two murderers! Did you barge into the banquet to try and kill my granddaughter again?"Gasps erupted from all around."Murderers?" "They tried to kill the Hickman family's heiress?""Mr. Hickman Senior said it himself. How could it be a lie?"The whispers surged like a tidal wave. Christopher's and Jennifer's faces instantly turned deathly pale.Christopher scrambled to defend himself. "Mr. Hickman Senior, you've got it wrong! We didn't—"But Grandpa cut him off, his eyes icy cold."I saw the surveillance footage myself. You pushed Alice and did nothing to save her. Are you calling that a misunderstanding? And you…"He pointed a finger at Jennifer and continued, "You incited him. That makes your crime even worse!"Jennifer trembled violently, unable to get

  • I'll Leave if You Don't Want Me   Chapter 7

    Christopher said, "Alice, I know you're still mad about what happened that day. I'm really sorry. I just panicked…"I cut him off, my voice dripping with sarcasm."I begged you for my life. Yet, you stood there and watched me die. And that was just you panicking? How did you become like this? Or is this who you really were all along?"Christopher's face turned ghostly pale. He clearly hadn't expected me to say it so bluntly."Alice, I know you hold resentment in your heart. But once I find the Hickman family's heiress and save the family business, let's get married, alright? I've finally realized that Jennifer was never worth how badly I treated you and Ms. Morgan."The moment he mentioned Jennifer, I caught a flash of disgust in his eyes. That surprised me a little. In our past life, he'd been hopelessly devoted to her until the very end. It seemed like some things really had changed this time around.He probably still didn't know that it was Grandpa who ordered Hudson Group t

  • I'll Leave if You Don't Want Me   Chapter 6

    Jennifer's frustrated voice snapped Christopher out of his thoughts. Her next dialysis session was drawing near. Trapped in this place, she could feel her life slowly slipping away."Why didn't you save Alice that day? Why should I pay for your mistake?" Her tone was full of blame.Christopher froze. He had never seen Jennifer like this before.In his memory, she'd always been gentle, kind, and resilient. Besides, the reason he didn't save me was clearly because of her.He stared at her in disbelief, a wave of bitterness and grievance crashing over him.Noticing the hurt in Christopher's eyes, Jennifer realized that she had lost control. She forced a smile and softened her tone."Chris, I didn't mean to blame you. It's just that… I-I'm scared of being locked in here. I'm not thinking straight."Christopher reluctantly accepted her explanation and tried to comfort her."It's okay, Jennifer. When someone brings us food later, I'll ask if Alice is awake. She loves me that much, so

  • I'll Leave if You Don't Want Me   Chapter 5

    Christopher looked at me apologetically, but his voice was cold. "Alice, since you won't let me take Ms. Morgan's kidney, then give yours to Jennifer. I already gave you a good life last time round. Consider this repayment for my deeds."He actually wanted me dead so Jennifer could have my kidney.My instinct to survive surged up as I grabbed his fingers tightly. "Please… Call 911."Christopher lowered his head. The look in his eyes flickered between panic and hesitation, but mostly, there was a terrifying indifference.The world around me started to blur."Chris, aren't we going to save Alice?" "Jennifer, one kidney is not enough for you. You need both. Don't worry, Alice only has her mom and no other relatives. No one cares even if she dies."Although I had already given up on him, hearing those words still stung.So this was how blind I'd been all along. Tears slid down my cheeks as the world around me slowly dimmed.Just before I lost consciousness completely, I seemed

  • I'll Leave if You Don't Want Me   Chapter 4

    Grandpa rushed Mom to Belston City overnight. The surgery would take place the day after tomorrow.When we spoke over FaceTime, Mom looked much better. I finally let out a breath of relief.That night, I slept more soundly than I had in years.In my past life, after Mom died from that failed surgery, I couldn't sleep through the night. Depression swallowed me whole, and medication was the only way I could rest.When I woke up next, Christopher's face was right in front of mine. I nearly jumped out of bed in fright."How did you get in here?"He rolled his eyes, looking at me like I was an idiot. Then it hit me that he still had a key to my place."Come on, get up. We need to get our marriage registered. Then, we'll visit Ms. Morgan. I wonder how she's doing."Christopher urged me like he was genuinely worried about Mom. I frowned, disgust rising in my chest. I was done pretending."In our past life, you deliberately made her surgery fail and gave her kidney to Jennifer, didn't

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