Semua Bab I Lost It After My Husband Lied That Our Daughter Was Brain-Dead: Bab 1 - Bab 9

My daughter, Mia Powell, lay with her small body covered in tubes and machines. Her pale face was tinged with a sickly red.I rubbed my eyes. Somehow, I had returned to this familiar scene, witnessing the heart-wrenching moment from my past life once again.With trembling hands, I reached for my daughter’s warm hand. My heart ached, and tears rolled down my cheeks."Mommy misses you so much, I miss you… I’m so sorry..."My husband, Liam Powell, gently patted my shoulder."Don’t disturb her anymore, let’s go. It’s time."At the nurse’s urging, I forced my shaky legs to move, and we left the ICU together.We sat down in a cramped office, and Liam placed a pen in my hand."You’ve seen it for yourself. Every second Mia stays alive after brain death is just suffering for her."He gestured to the organ donation consent form. "Sign it, let her be at peace."Hearing the cold, matter-of-fact tone in his voice, a surge of hatred shot through me, drying up my tears instantly.I slammed

In the midst of the standoff, a figure rushed over and grabbed Liam."Liam, are you alright?"It was my mother-in-law, Sally Powell. Her eyes were filled with concern as she looked at Liam’s swollen face. Then, she turned to me, her face brimming with anger."Layla! How could you hit Liam like that? You’re acting like a complete shrew!"Mia’s condition is beyond hope now, and it’s not Liam’s fault. Stop taking it out on him!"And what’s wrong with signing the organ donation form? The dead can’t come back to life! Are you planning to keep her body at home forever?"As Sally grew more agitated, her words became increasingly absurd. I could not control my anger and my eyes were red with fury. I raised my hand and slapped Liam hard across his left cheek. Two slaps in a row left him completely stunned. Sally was completely caught off guard. She screamed as she rushed to check his face. She was clearly heartbroken.I looked coldly at my hand, now red from the impact."Does it hurt?

Blair bit her lip upon hearing this, lowering her head as if on the verge of tears. "I don’t understand. This was something the family had already agreed to. Our team has been working all day, and the reporters we invited are anxiously waiting."And now, just because one family member refuses to accept the truth, we’re being pushed to this extreme?" The surrounding doctors and nurses could not help but voice their support. "Yeah, we’ve all seen how hard Dr. Lincoln has worked!" "All that hard work for nothing because of some unreasonable troublemaker!" "This woman already agreed to sign the form. Think of all the families waiting for those organs. How happy they must have been when they heard the news! And now, giving them hope only to take it away. That's just cruel."Liam stood behind Blair, firmly supporting her. "As the family, I don’t doubt Dr. Lincoln’s diagnosis for a second."Layla, you’ve made enough of a scene! And now you’ve brought all these people here

The girl named Sophia, was about the same age as Mia. She was sitting in the backseat of Liam’s car, holding a nearly melted ice cream cone. Blair, sitting in the passenger seat, playfully hit Liam on the chest, pretending to be annoyed. This made Sophia burst into laughter as the melting ice cream dripped all over the seat.Liam was not upset at all. The three of them just laughed even harder.Liam had always been meticulous about cleanliness and never allowed me or Mia to eat anything in his car. One time, we were stuck in traffic and Mia was starving. I could not bear to let her go hungry, so I gave her a chocolate bar. A few crumbs melted and fell onto the seat. Liam immediately lost his temper, throwing both me and Mia out of the car.I stood helpless in the middle of the heavy traffic, holding Mia.Watching as Liam drove away without hesitation, Mia burst into tears, begging."Daddy! Don’t leave Mommy and me! It’s all my fault! I’ll be good, I promise I won’t dirty Dad

The city was not large, and by the next day, explosive rumors of the scandal had already spread everywhere. Mr. Zimmer did not dare report it to the police, let alone pursue any legal action. He quietly checked into his own hospital for treatment, claiming he had fallen and injured himself. The nurses, however, could not contain their giggles as they gossiped among themselves. "Fallen? With handprints all over his face?"Blair was too ashamed to return to work and clung to Liam like a lifeline. "It was all Mr. Zimmer’s fault. He coerced me. He’s my boss, what was I supposed to do?"I stood outside, listening to their conversation, deep in thought. It wasn’t enough. That scumbag Liam still needed one final blow. Luckily, I had already prepared for it.An hour later, I waited by Liam’s car. His anger seemed to have cooled somewhat, with Blair clinging closely behind him. When they saw me, Blair’s face flushed with both shame and anger. "You got what you wanted. What more do you