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Chapter 7

Author: Ava
"When are you going to finish paying the fees?"

"If you keep dragging this out, even if your brother does the surgery, the scar removal won't work as well."

I stood there, staring at the medical bill in my hands.

Two hundred thousand.

The number blurred as my thoughts went blank.

That night, I rechecked every single bank card, every savings account.

Then I went to my boss—begged him for a full year's salary in advance.

Even after that…

I was still short.

A hundred thousand.

"...Sis?"

I turned around.

Jim was standing there in the doorway, his small frame tense, his eyes full of fear.

"Let's just go home, okay?"

His voice trembled.

"I'm scared. I… I don't want the surgery."

He grabbed my hand, like he always did when he was little and afraid of thunderstorms.

I crouched down and gently ran my fingers through his hair.

"Don't say that."

"They'll use anesthesia. You won't feel a thing. I promise."

He bowed his head, shoulders curling in on themselves.

"But it's just cosmetic, right? It's
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