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Chapter 1

A flicker of hesitation crossed the nurse’s face.“I’m sorry, sir. That’s against hospital policy.”I reached out and slipped the form from beneath her hand, my expression composed and concerned.“I saw my wife’s signature listed as family. If it happens to be a relative, it would only be reasonable for me, as her husband, to take a look.”The nurse glanced at Ethan’s checkup report and relented.“Third floor. Room 312.”“Thank you.” I nodded, lifted Ethan into my arms, and turned away.The elevator rose slowly, its mirrored walls reflecting the tension etched across my face.Ethan rested against my shoulder, his small arms looped around my neck, his warm breath brushing my ear.“Dad,” he asked softly, “that matching test… is it a bad thing?”My arms tightened around him.At five years old, he did not understand what kidney donor matching truly meant, but he heard the strain beneath the adults’ voices.“Yes.” I heard my own voice—steady, almost frighteningly calm. “Some

Chapter 2

James hurried in behind us. “This is Uncle Lucas, and that’s your cousin. Noah, say hello.”“Hello,” Noah said obediently, then shifted his gaze to Ethan.Ethan slid down from my arms and looked around the hospital room with open curiosity.His eyes drifted to the bedside table, and suddenly they lit up.“That pendant looks so familiar!”I followed his line of sight.The necklace clasp had a special magnetic design. I had commissioned a craftsman to make it because Ethan kept losing his things.“That’s my—”Ethan raised his hand to point.James had already stepped quickly to the bedside and removed the pendant in one swift motion.“It’s just a child’s trinket, a cheap imitation.”He smiled, but his fingers tightened firmly around the pendant. “Noah hasn’t been well, so I bought him one.”“Is that so?” I asked softly.I remembered clearly the day that the pendant had disappeared. Ethan had come home from kindergarten in tears, saying he had lost it.We had searched t

Chapter 3

Everyone said we weren’t a match.But Serena, with sheer stubbornness, carved out her own place in the world.She had said, “Lucas, I want to prove to your father that I am worthy of you.”On the day she proposed, she booked the entire theater.Hundreds of performers acted out our story on stage, ending with the question, “Lucas, will you marry me?”At that time, she had only been running her business for three years, and the proposal nearly emptied all her savings.I had ached at the thought of such waste.She had knelt on one knee, holding up the ring.“Compared to everything you’ve done for me, what is this?”I slid the ring onto my finger.After our wedding, I managed her company while taking care of our home.I reviewed every contract she signed and accompanied her to every important client meeting.The company had reached its current scale with half her talent and half my effort.I thought that was the most beautiful form of love—growing from campus romance to weddin

Chapter 4

I stepped back quickly and sank onto the sofa.Serena came out, drying her hair, and froze when she saw me.“Not asleep yet?”“Waiting for you,” I said with a smile.She glanced at her phone, her expression unreadable, though her fingers moved quickly across the screen.Before bed, she pressed a kiss to my cheek.That gesture had once made my heart flutter. Now, it felt hollow.My phone vibrated in my pocket.I pulled it out—it was a file from Liam.I opened it.The first page was a timeline.Seven years ago, Serena went on her first business trip to Rivershire City.Six years ago, she spent an entire year on business there.That same year, Noah was born.On the birth certificate, the mother’s column was blank, but the emergency contact listed Serena’s phone number.Four years ago, three years ago, two years ago…Every year, she made multiple trips to Rivershire. Each trip left expense records, each one included transfers to James.Serena and I got married six years

Chapter 5

I watched the night dissolve into dawn with my eyes wide open.…The next morning, sunlight streamed into the dining room. Serena was already dressed and ready.She sipped coffee while scrolling through her phone, her brow slightly furrowed.“What’s wrong?” I asked, carrying a plate of fried eggs, my tone casual.“The hospital called,” she said, setting the phone down, her expression serious. “They said there’s an issue with Ethan’s checkup report. They want him to come in for a follow-up today.”I knew exactly what it meant, but I forced a tense expression. “What kind of issue? Is it serious?”“Probably nothing major.”She walked over and patted my shoulder soothingly. “It’s likely just a routine recheck. Didn’t your father ask you to attend a meeting at the company? I’ll take Ethan.”“But…”“Don’t worry.” She kissed my forehead. “How could I not care about my son?”The irony of that sentence cut deep.I nodded, forcing back a cold laugh.“All right. Call me if an

Chapter 6

The air in the hospital room seemed to freeze.James’s face went pale instantly, and he instinctively pulled Noah closer to shield him.“Lucas…”Serena stepped forward, her voice dry. “What are you doing here? I thought you went to the company—”“Why am I here?” I interrupted, my voice unnervingly calm even to myself. “My son is being taken to the hospital for surgery. As his father, shouldn’t I be here?”“No, you’ve misunderstood.”She tried to explain frantically, sweat beading on her forehead. “Ethan was only having a routine checkup. Noah’s condition is special. I just—”“Just what?”I took a step forward. The sound of my leather shoes striking the floor rang sharply in the deathly quiet room.“You just happen to need a kidney? Just happen to find that my son is a match? Just happen to hide it from me, planning to take one of my son’s kidneys today?”“It’s not like that!”Serena’s voice shot up, sharp with the fury of being exposed. “It’s a transplant! It’s to

Chapter 7

Serena straightened her back, as if reclaiming some lost courage.“Yes,” she admitted, her voice steady, “I wronged you, I know that—but Noah is also my son. “I cannot stand by and watch him die. You can hit me, yell at me, I’ll take it—but the surgery must go on.”“Must go on?” I repeated the words, then laughed.The sound echoed through the silent hospital room, carrying a manic edge of mockery.Serena shivered, unsettled by my laughter. “What are you laughing at?”…“I’m laughing at your stupidity,” I said, stopping mid-laugh, my gaze icy. “Serena, since I dare stand here, do you think I would leave Ethan alone in the operating room?”Her pupils constricted sharply.“Ethan,” I raised my voice toward the doorway, “come in and say hi to Mom.”The hospital room door opened slowly.Ethan stood timidly at the entrance, wearing the little blue suit I had carefully dressed him in that morning.His eyes were red, evidence of recent tears.Behind him, the man my father had

Chapter 8

Serena stood frozen, her face pale.I held Ethan in my arms, gently patting his back, whispering in his ear:“Baby, it’s time for us to go.”Ethan buried his face in my neck, his little shoulders trembling.I didn’t glance at Serena again. I turned, carrying Ethan through the crowd gathered at the doorway.At the elevator, I looked back one last time.Through the open hospital room door, I saw Serena trying to approach the sobbing Noah, while James floundered helplessly beside him.Some onlookers held up their phones; nurses were trying to disperse the crowd.Serena seemed to sense my gaze and lifted her head sharply, eyes meeting mine across the distance for a brief instant.The elevator doors opened.I stepped inside with Ethan, the doors closing slowly behind us, cutting off that chaotic world.“Dad,” Ethan whispered, “does Mom not want me anymore?”“It’s not that she doesn’t want you,” I kissed the top of his head, softening my voice. “She made a wrong choice, Ethan

Chapter 9

I held Ethan, who was already asleep, as I watched the city blur past the window.“Mr. Drake,” Liam turned in the front seat, lowering his voice, “the hospital just sent word. “Ms. Serena… She's undergoing a kidney match. Looks like she intends to donate her kidney to Noah.”I raised an eyebrow, unsurprised.Cornered, driven by guilt, humiliated in front of everyone, desperate to salvage some maternal dignity—these motives alone could push her to make such a decision.“I see,” I replied evenly. “Keep me updated.”Then I lowered my gaze to Ethan’s sleeping face. His lashes still held traces of tears, his brow lightly furrowed, unrest shadowing even his dreams.“Ethan,” I whispered, knowing he couldn’t hear, “I may do something that will make you sadder—but I have to. When you’re older, I hope you understand.”The car entered Willowridge Estate, where my father lived.He was waiting at the gate. Seeing me carrying Ethan, he hurried over, his worry easing slightly as he glan

Chapter 10

Serena suddenly tried to sit up, but a sharp pain in her abdomen made her gasp and collapse back onto the bed. She took the documents, her hands trembling uncontrollably.It was a thick stack.The divorce agreement demanded that she leave empty-handed, citing her “fraud through concealing an existing child.”And her company…Another document revealed that Lucas had sold all 35% of his shares yesterday, cashing out entirely. The news sent the stock plummeting forty percent, triggering an automatic trading halt at the morning open. Inquiry letters flooded in from multiple partners, banks called relentlessly, and five key team members—veterans who had followed Lucas for years—had already submitted resignations.“He’s trying to crush me…” Serena felt the world darken before her eyes, her chest tight, struggling to breathe.James watched her pale face cautiously and said, “Actually… Maybe this is for the best. After the divorce, Noah won’t be illegitimate anymore, we can—”“Can

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