She Used Our Son as Bait のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 10

Teagan Holt searched Holt Manor for a full hour, but still couldn't find me. She thought of her first love, Morgan Backman, lying weakly in the hospital bed and broke down the door in frustration."All I'm asking is one of your kidneys, Adrian Shepherd!" she bellowed. "If you don't come out now, don't ever think about coming back to the Holt residence!"I stood before her. She couldn't see me, and I couldn't answer her because I had long been dead. I died on the operating table two years ago, when she took my last kidney for Morgan.Teagan stood there for a while longer, growing more impatient by the second. A sound came from behind her. Thinking it was me, she turned around.Instead, she saw our thin, frail son, Milo Shepherd, returning from outside. He was dressed in clothes so worn that they had faded pale from too many washes. When Teagan saw him, there was no joy on her face, none of the warmth of a mother seeing her child after a long time apart. Instead, there was only dis

Milo lay sprawled on the snowy ground and coughed up a mouthful of blood."Milo…"Teagan's expression softened with a trace of sympathy. She was just about to step forward when Morgan arrived at the manor. He looked pale, leaning weakly against her."I'm sorry, Tea," he said. "If I hadn't gotten sick again, Adrian wouldn't be hiding from you until now."Her attention snapped to Morgan.She gently took his cold hand in hers. "Don't apologize. Adrian should consider it an honor to be able to donate a kidney to you! I promise you'll recover from this, Morgan. You'll be as good as new."Morgan's eyes glistened with tears as he hugged her. "Oh, Tea… Now that you've said that, even if I die tomorrow, I'll have no regrets."Teagan said nothing. She let him hold her, but her eyes stayed fixed on Milo on the ground. After a long moment, she took out her phone, snapped several pictures of him, and sent them to me."I wouldn't even be looking for you if your kidney weren't the only compat

Morgan chuckled, gently brushing Teagan's nose. "Alright, alright. I'll try my best to stay alive. Happy?"Still, seeing him put on that fake, relaxed expression didn't offer her an ounce of relief.Instead, her thoughts drifted involuntarily to the recurring nightmares that had been haunting her, the scenes flashing through her mind like phantoms.Though she was initially hesitant, she ultimately found the courage to probe. "Morgan, the doctor who performed the kidney transplant for you and Adrian—he's your friend, right? Did he mention anything about how many kidneys Adrian had?"How was he after the surgery? I hired a caretaker to look after him, but they—"Panic flashed across Morgan's face. He quickly interrupted her. "Why are you suddenly asking about this, Tea? You know, I was under anesthesia at the time, so I don't remember anything. If you want, I can call my friend and ask.""Oh, it's okay…" Teagan replied, trying hard to suppress the worry gnawing at her.Still, her

Teagan grasped Morgan's hand, signaling him to stop talking with a pained look in her eyes. "I know… I just can't accept it. How could Adrian have died for no reason? It's simply impossible…"Even as she spoke, she had no confidence in her words. Her gaze kept drifting toward the operating room. Milo's life, too, hung in the balance.Now, it felt official that I was forever separated from Teagan, caught on the other side of life.Joy, anger, grief—they were all things of the past. Still, I remained certain that, though I had parted ways with her before my death, we had once truly loved each other.Teagan coughed lightly, betraying her struggle to let go of everything we had shared.We had once chosen each other firmly. If it hadn't been genuine, how could we have ever promised to spend our lives together?She still remembered the moment we finally decided to settle down. It was by the sea, waves crashing around us.Facing the endless blue, she had asked me, "Why should I be with

Everything Morgan said was laid bare before Teagan to judge.She had never truly believed that a two-faced man like him would stay loyal to her, but even so, she hadn't expected him to go this far. This was more than betrayal. It was a blatant challenge to her authority.Overcome with rage, Teagan struck him across the face. The sharp sound echoed, and a red mark quickly appeared on the face he took so much pride in."And you dare to say Adrian's death had nothing to do with you?" she screamed. "I was good to you! What have I done for you to push him that far?"Morgan froze for a moment, his composure cracking. The mask he had worn for so long finally shattered in that moment. Soon, his eyes glistened with tears as he put on a pitiful act."I know I'm not completely innocent in what happened to Adrian, but I did it all because of you, Tea! You treated me so well, and I couldn't bear the thought of losing you. I know it's too much to ask for your forgiveness, but I'm just somebody