The moment I made a move, the money for Lily's medical bills would disappear.When I thought of my daughter lying in that hospital bed, her body ravaged by illness into something unrecognizable, my anger and pride gave way to desperate begging."Lin, could you give me 300 dollars more each day? I want to switch Lily to a different imported medicine. The domestic one isn't working anymore. "She's in so much pain. It's just 300 dollars more. Could you—"Linda's voice rose sharply. "Skylar Colt, all you ever think about is money, money, and more money! Is 4000 dollars a day for treatment not enough? Now you want 300 more?"All this money, and you still want more? It's not your money, so you don't care, do you?"I dropped my head even lower, almost burying it in my chest.Ever since Lily was diagnosed with kidney failure, I had spent almost all my time at the hospital, taking her for tests and dialysis.I once had a decent job at a foreign company. However, Linda—suspicious that I
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