Chapter 4

Scarlett brutally killed the very child she had longed for.

The moment we went our separate ways, the last trace of feelings I had for Scarlett was gone.

The detour took nearly twice as long in time.

Once I was loaded into the ambulance, the vehicle was blocked in by Scarlett’s car convoy.

As my blood pressure plummeted, the paramedic dashed out of the ambulance and shouted, “Someone’s dying here. Please get out of the way!”

However, Jayden and Scarlett stood out front, refusing to budge.

“My son’s in surgery today. Jayden has a point. I can’t let someone else’s bad luck bring him any harm.

It was always, 'Jayden said this, Jayden said that.' Everything came back to Jayden.

Apparently, Jayden’s word was the law to Scarlett. She’d kill a baby and get in front of an emergency vehicle just to ward off bad luck.

Anguish filled my chest and sucked the air out of me.

I struggled to sit up and yelled at the top of my lungs, “Scarlett, you monster!”

As Scarlett’s eyes turned sinister at the mention of her name, she stomped the ambulance so hard it shook.

“Shut up! Address me with Damian’s voice one more time, and I’ll kill you!”

I fell off the stretcher and lay on the ground in a daze, feeling numb to the pain.

Eight years ago, Scarlett fought to carve out a path to the hospital when I suffered an asthma attack.

Yet now, she was the one who cut off my chance of survival.

The face and the setting were the same. However, I no longer recognized the person next to me.

I lost the will to live. Since Scarlett was desperate to take my life, she could have it.

Once the ambulance got to the hospital, I’d gone into shock from massive blood loss. My breathing could give out at any second.

The medical staff sprinted across the halls with bags of blood in their hands.

My vitals on the monitor began to stabilize when blood was pumped into my veins.

The doctors sighed in relief. Before they could patch me up, the door burst open.

It was Scarlett, yet again.

She towered over me, assessing me like I was a piece of meat.

“I’m taking his heart as insurance for my son’s operation. I’m paying whatever it takes to buy it out.”

Unsurprisingly, this was another of Jayden’s ideas.

Through my blurry vision, I stared at the infant wrapped in a white cloth, my teeth clattering.

Out of nowhere, Scarlett pulled out a briefcase of money and dumped it all over my body.

“Isn’t this what you people want? Is a million enough? No?”

She pulled out another briefcase to pour cash on me. “Make it double.”

The lightweight bills draped over me felt heavy enough to crush me.

It took a while before I mustered the strength to nod. “Fine.”

I wondered how Scarlett would feel when she found out she’d taken my heart, while our son had lost his life.

Before the doctors could intervene, Scarlett walked out hauling the cooler holding my heart.

“The transaction is complete. What happens to him now is none of my concern.”

As the door to the operating room shut, I heard her on the phone with Jayden.

“It’s all thanks to you. At least, I know my son will be safe now.

“I’ll stay with my son until he’s out of the woods. I’ll be coming to spoil you, for sure. Stay sweet for me.”

I let out a wry chuckle. As the blood pooled around me, I closed my eyes.

Outside the operating theater, Scarlett felt a sharp pain in her heart.

Just then, her assistant showed up, and Scarlett’s eyes softened.

“Did you find out which OR they’re in? We should wait right outside.”

The assistant couldn’t meet her gaze. Standing there, he shuddered in fear.

Scarlett’s patience was just about to run thin.

The assistant stammered, his teeth clicking. “Operating Room… Three…

“I-It’s right here…”

Scarlett jerked her head up, only for the light above the door to go out.