Chapter 4

Tommy's POV

I was woken up by the noise outside the ward.

"That's Tommy? He seems like an honest man. I didn't expect him to be such a jerk. His wife just got pregnant, but he's already messing around with other women."

"He's a bastard! Does he have no conscience? How disgusting!"

My heart skipped a beat, and I picked up my phone with my trembling hands.

I saw my photos with those female escorts in compromising positions trending on the internet.

The murmurs outside the ward blended with the curses flooding the screen. In an instant, my heart started pounding, my ears ringing.

Just then, the door was pushed open with a loud bang. The doctor on duty said anxiously, "Your dad saw the news on the internet. He was triggered, and his condition has worsened. He needs to undergo surgery immediately. Make the payment right now!"

I stared at him in a daze and only came to my senses after a long while.

My dad was still waiting for me.

At that thought, I propped myself up and went to make the payment.

The 500 thousand dollars Yasmin had transferred to me not long ago were just enough to cover my dad's surgery fees.

But the nurse put on an awkward look after taking the card from me. "Mr. Sullivan, there's not enough balance in the card."

Shocked, I followed her gaze and looked at the transaction history.

It showed that Yasmin had transferred all the money five minutes ago.

My hands were shaking when I called Yasmin, but I realized she had blocked me.

"Mr. Sullivan? Mr. Sullivan!"

The nurse's voice snapped me out of my thoughts. "We can't delay the surgery any longer. You need to make the payment now!"

My mind went blank. Staring at the people passing by, I grabbed the arm of a random stranger and begged, "Please… Please lend me some money. My dad's life is at stake."

The person looked down at me, then went stunned for a moment before he kicked me away forcefully. "Are you that Tommy trending online? Why? You had the money to get female escorts, but you can't afford to pay for your dad's surgery? Stay away from me. You're disgusting."

More and more people heard the commotion and gathered around.

"Don't lend him the money! Who knows what he's gonna do with the money!"

"Maybe his dad is just like him. He's admitted to the hospital because he got too tired in bed."

I tried my best to ignore those harsh words. My fingers clawed at the ground, and I kept pounding my forehead into it repeatedly.

"Please save my dad…"

I kept doing that until blood seeped from my forehead and a hand grabbed me by the shoulder.

"Mr. Sullivan, your dad has passed away. You need to handle the formalities."

I froze and kneeled there for a long time.

When Yasmin rushed to the hospital to confront me, I remained in the same position.

Without saying a word, she ran up to me. Her eyes were bloodshot as she ordered harshly, "Tom, apologize to Zach! He's lost sight in his left eye because you punched him!"

Zachary's eye was the only thing that mattered to her. She couldn't see the blood all over my body.

I forced a pained smile and fell into despair.

Seeing how awful I looked, she grew more irritated. "I'm saying this one last time. Apologize to Zach! Or else, your dad—"

"Fine, I'll apologize!" I gradually stood up and walked to the window as she watched. Before she could react, I jumped out of the window.

Horrified, Yasmin widened her eyes and dashed toward me, crying out, "Tom!"