My newlywed husband forces me, a late-stage liver cancer patient, to drink hard liquor just to please his secretary. When the secretary later stages a setup, pretending to take a knife for him, she loses too much blood. In a panic, he demands that I give her a blood transfusion. I name my price—ten million dollars. He sneers. "Your blood really is worth its weight in gold, huh?" Of course it is. A liver cancer patient's blood doesn't come cheap. Later, when his precious secretary crashes into my car, he mocks me again. "You caused the accident on purpose, didn't you? Stop pretending—you just want more money. Wendy Yaeger, you disgust me." I'm done. All I want now is to get that divorce certificate before I die, but he looks down at me with disdain. "Don't use such pathetic tricks to get my attention. You're not even qualified to negotiate with me." Fine. Once I'm dead, the marriage will end on its own.
View MoreLuke's POVAfter Wendy died, it felt like my heart had been ripped out. I hated myself for not noticing what had been wrong with her back then. I had loathed her for abandoning me, and now, I resented her for leaving me just like that. She didn't even leave me anything to remember her by.The only thing left of our home were the walls. But after quite some effort, I finally found the renovators. I spent a huge sum to buy back all the furniture and have repairs done. I even had the same people come back to redo the walls and floors. Yet, it still felt wrong—everything seemed out of place.One day, I woke up in the middle of the night. I broke down, unable to control myself as I bawled my eyes out. This villa just felt too empty. It was so empty that my heart palpitated at the thought of it.Liver cancer must have been so painful. My Wendy must have been terrified. The years she'd spent abroad treating it must've been so difficult for her, but at least there still had been ho
The weather was nice that day, and the sunlight made the ward look particularly cozy. I wanted to go for a walk, but I didn't have the strength to sit up. So, Sasha had to help me with it."Are you thirsty? I'll go get you some water." She offered.After Sasha left, I sat there, blankly staring out the window. If things had gone smoothly back then, I would have already reunited with Mom and Dad. I wouldn't have had to see Luke's face again.Due to our marriage, Luke had more authority than Sasha in making medical decisions for me. Yet, despite all the medication I'd taken over the past few days, I didn't get the chance to live longer.Luke had gone to great lengths to bring in various specialists, but even they had shaken their heads at my condition.Then, as if he had gone mad, Luke desperately sought out organ donors. He wanted to replace every organ in my body that had cancer.Yet, he had forgotten that I had Rh-negative blood. It was already difficult for ordinary patient
When I opened my eyes again, the person crying beside my bed wasn't Sasha anymore. For the first time since returning to the country, I saw Luke shed tears.The last time he did was when I'd left him to go abroad. He had hurled cruel words at me while crying. He'd said, "Wendy Yaeger, if you leave, don't you ever come back!"Now, his eyes were bloodshot from crying. As he choked with sobs, he tightly clutched my hand and said, "Wendy, can you tell me none of this is real, please?"I forced a sarcastic smile as I pulled my hand back. "What do you think?"Unable to hold it back anymore, he started crying uncontrollably. "Wendy, you can't die. I won't allow that!"I closed my eyes. "You can't control me."Just then, Sasha forcefully shoved him away, crying as she chided, "Luke Chester, where were you earlier? Why are you only here for her now? "You ungrateful bastard—Wendy's devotion to you went to waste! Why did you do this to her, you heartless scumbag? You don't deserve to trea
After making the call, the renovators arrived in no time. I had them pack up all of Luke's belongings and send them to the house he shared with Cassidy. Then, I let out a heavy breath and said, "Destroy everything for me!""Well…" The renovators were reluctant to ruin such an exquisitely decorated place.I placed my card on the table. "Do it! Whoever does it the fastest gets a thousand dollars."With that, the room was filled with the sound of smashing and crashing."Help me deal with these items too. Take it if it's useful, and throw it away if it's useless. I'll pay another five thousand for it. Disassemble the bed in the bedroom and bring it to the junkyard."Over the years, Luke had never given me his love, but he sure gave me plenty of money, bags, and jewelry. While I was hospitalized, I sold them all on secondhand platforms. Now, with my wallet stuffed full, I could speak even more boldly.Even if I had to leave, I would take my marital home with me! I would leave Luke
Just then, a gust of wind blew by, and I shivered. As it was getting windy, I planned to head back. However, when I turned around, I found Luke standing behind me.I jumped in surprise and cautiously glared at him, afraid that he had heard what I'd just said.Frowning, he icily demanded, "Haven't you stayed in the hospital long enough?"I didn't want to talk to him. However, just as I turned to leave, he suddenly grabbed my arm. As he did so, he shuddered—probably because I had become skin and bones.His expression abruptly shifted and grew stern. "Wendy, why have you lost so much weight? Are you actually sick?"My chest tightened. I didn't want Luke to know about my illness. I was afraid of seeing what expression he'd make if he ever found out. I feared that he would be indifferent and casually say that I deserved it. That would hurt more than chemotherapy, and I wouldn't be able to bear it.I forced a smile. "Impossible. I'm perfectly healthy. I just wanted your attention
Sasha cried in my arms for a long time. My heart ached as I gently patted her shoulder. "Don't cry, Sasha. I didn't expect to drag you into this. I'm sorry, I was too lonely and scared.""Nonsense!" Sasha wiped her tears. "You should've told me a long time ago. My dear Wendy, just how much have you suffered?" She encircled my wrist with her fingers and said, "Look at how thin you've become. Would Luke even have noticed if you didn't tell him?"I shook my head. If Luke had cared—even just a little—he would have realized that I wasn't faking my illness. He never noticed the medicine on my nightstand, the medical records I never hid, my rapidly thinning body, nor my hair that came out in clumps. He never truly listened to a single word I said."What a scumbag! I even used to think he was perfect at everything. I must've been blind!" Sasha hissed.I patted her hand to comfort her. Smiling, I opened the drawer and handed her some documents. She burst into tears again. "Wendy, are yo
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