The Debt of a Borrowed Heart

Winnie turned around and walked out of the hospital.On the day the doctors issued the critical condition notice for my mother, she deliberately brought my father back to the ward one last time.His spine had been shattered in a car accident long ago. Confined to a wheelchair, he could only stare helplessly through the glass at his wife struggling on the hospital bed.They had grown up together, school uniforms to wedding gowns. They were lovers for an entire lifetime.However, all my father could do was weep and beg."Please… Let me go in and see her one last time…"Winnie crossed her arms and looked at him with thinly veiled amusement."Do you really think that's possible? Don't look at me with so much hatred. If you want to blame someone, blame Andy."If he had the guts to show himself, your wife wouldn't be dying, and you wouldn't be crippled. That precious son of yours… He's nothing but a selfish coward."My father's eyes reddened, something inside them shattering complet

Winnie deliberately brought my father out into the fields.Right in front of him, she threw the body of his granddaughter into a pack of wild dogs and stood by as they tore into it.My father screamed in agony, his heart breaking apart, but his crippled body left him powerless to resist.Rage consumed him, then despair, until at last his gaze fixed on the ring in Winnie's hand.His voice trembled with grief."Winnie… You're still wearing that ring. That means you haven't forgotten how good Andy was to you, so why… Why would you do something like this?"Winnie lowered her eyes to the ring on her finger and froze for a moment.That ring was a gift from me.I had made it myself. Me, a pampered young heir who had never lifted a finger in his life.My hands were so clumsy it was almost laughable, yet I stayed up night after night, painstakingly crafting that ring bit by bit.When I finally gave it to her, she cried so hard she could barely speak.As she rubbed the ring between he

Winnie arrived at the hospital with Desmond by her side.Her hands trembled as she pushed open the door to the ward. She walked up to the bed, her voice catching in her throat."Dad…"My father opened his eyes and looked at her coldly."Shut up. Don't you dare call me that."Winnie had always been proud. Arrogant, even.However, standing before him, she found herself unable to say a single word.Clenching her teeth, she suddenly dropped to her knees."Dad… What happened before was my fault. Please let me make it right. I'll do anything. I'll make sure you get better."He let out a mocking laugh."What good is an apology that comes too late?"I'll never stand again. Yvonne will never come back, and Winfrey… She was only six years old."His voice cracked."We don't even have her body to bury. She was eaten by wild dogs. Nothing left. Not even ashes."As he spoke, his emotions spiraled out of control. A violent coughing fit seized him.The pain of it nearly crushed Winnie w

The day Desmond was caught secretly siphoning off the Sage family's assets, the sky was an almost mocking shade of blue.The decisive, no-nonsense CEO of Sage Corporation arrived with the police and personally had him arrested.Her voice was calm when she asked him, "Why is it that even you chose to leave me?"Desmond looked utterly defeated.He knew the game was over. With nothing left to lose, he sneered instead."What did you think? Did you really believe I was Andy Warren? That I'd love you unconditionally?"Without the Sage family's wealth, I wouldn't even spare you a second glance."Look at that.All the years Winnie had poured herself into love was reduced to a joke built entirely on money.Even Desmond knew that I had once offered Winnie a heart that asked for nothing in return.No one in the world would ever love Winnie like that again, without conditions, without calculation.Winnie was silent for a long time.Then, she asked, slowly and clearly, "So… You really d