All Chapters of The Message That Saved My Daughter’s Life: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1

I stared at the words floating in front of my face. The heat at the back of my neck climbed to my scalp.A person has two kidneys. You can donate one and live. A person has one heart–trade your heart and you die.She wanted my daughter dead.I did not know yet whether the floating text was real or a hallucination. It did not matter. I was not letting my daughter take a scratch.I slammed my palm down on the table and stood up."My daughter is not donating anything."My wife had not been ready for the volume. She softened her voice. "Honey, calm down. I checked. People have two kidneys. She'll be fine. Worst case, when they grow up, Ace can take care of Lily."My brother-in-law cracked. He was a six-foot man, and he was crying."Levi, Ace is my only child. I'm begging you. Save him."My brother-in-law had divorced before my wife and I had married. He had moved into my mother-in-law's house with Ace. Ace had been sick on and off as long as I had known him.I'm a father. The ins

Chapter 2

The tears came up out of her like a dam breaking.I held her until she could talk. Then she told me–things I had not heard, things I had not been around to hear."Daddy, they said I'm a cash drain. Grandma wouldn't give me food."I was so hungry… so I ate what cousin Ace left on his plate. They said that was all I deserved."Uncle said everything I had was Ace's. He made me wash Ace's underwear. He made me serve Ace at dinner. He said if I didn't, they'd throw me out…"The pain in my chest doubled with every line.I had wired so much money home. My daughter had not been allowed to sit at the table. She had been a five-year-old housekeeper for a six-year-old.When Ace fell, the punishment landed on Lily.I wanted to walk into that kitchen, pick up the cleaver, and end every adult in this house at once.Vera was banging on the bedroom door."Levi! Open the door! Why are you locking it? We're family!"This is what happens when you spoil her! She doesn't think of anyone but hers

Chapter 3

They had twisted everything, turning me into a violent freeloader who married into his wife's family.The chat confirmed it. Strangers were cursing at me. Even the police, caught up in the holiday spirit, tried to persuade me–saying families should stay harmonious during the New Year, that I should think about Lily.It was absurd.With the crowd backing her, Vera used brute force to pry Lily out of my arms.Only the chat–those who knew the truth–were on my side, cursing Vera nonstop.[Can this vicious woman just die?!][I can't take it anymore. How can someone be this disgusting? She already applied for an operating room. She's made up her mind, she's going to take Lily's heart!]I was frantic, but to outsiders it looked like Vera was holding me in a close embrace.Only I knew that where no one could see, she was pressing hard over my mouth, stopping me from making a sound.My mother-in-law saw Lily alone and quickly got up, grabbed her, tucked her under her arm, and ran.The

Chapter 4

The reporter looked like she had just hit a major story, camera flashes going off nonstop at Vera's face. She kept raising her hands to block the light.Seeing how disheveled she looked, some of the frustration in my chest finally eased.She thought she was the only one who could use livestreams to morally pressure people.In the end, we were all taken to the police station.Vera, as Lily's biological mother, insisted she only wanted to do a compatibility test for her daughter. The police had no grounds to hold her and eventually released her.Standing outside the station, I felt a deep sense of helplessness.I grew up an orphan. I knew what it felt like to have no money. After having my daughter, all I wanted was to give her more and more–yet I ignored how she felt growing up.Thinking about everything she had endured, I held her tightly and apologized."Daddy, I've never blamed you. Being with you is what makes me happiest."Looking at her innocent smile, I broke down in tea

Chapter 5

The line went dead. I called back. The phone was off.I called the hospital. They told me Vera had quit. They didn't know where she was.My head went blank. I called the police. They told me a child taken by her own mother was not a kidnapping.I was running around like a headless fly.I looked up into the air, hoping the chat would give me something.Nothing.A shoulder slammed into me. I went down hard."Sorry... Levi?"I grabbed the woman's arm before I even saw her face."Please. Please help me find my daughter!"I looked up. Short hair. A stern face. I recognized her–Maya Tate, from the village I grew up in. I had heard she had gotten involved in some rough circles, that she had some influence now."Maya, please. My wife took my daughter. She's going to kill her."I tried to shove all the cash in my wallet into her hand. She didn't take it. She pulled me to my feet.Then the chat finally appeared.[There's no helping it. Lily's fate is sealed today.][Wait, who is t

Chapter 6

The doors blew open. Maya's people poured in–crew cuts, tall, steady. The same short haircut as Maya.Maya kept her phone steady on Vera."Vera, you performed an illegal surgery. I've recorded everything.""And everyone here is with me. Do you really think that scalpel in your hand can stand against us?"Vera looked at the line of muscular women in front of her. The scalpel fell to the floor. She did not dare pick it up.Hunter Shaw stood there, stunned. Then he collapsed onto the ground, mumbling,"It's over… it's all over…"Maya took Lily back from Vera herself.In the back seat of the car, I held my unconscious daughter tightly. Only then did the tension finally snap. I let out a long breath, tears pooling in my eyes.Thank God… my daughter was back.Otherwise, I don't know what I would have done.I glanced at the chat briefly. It was filled with celebration–nothing useful.I fell asleep holding my daughter in the car. When I woke up again, Maya had parked and was still

Chapter 7

I had expected screaming. Instead, the voice was empty."Levi… honey, I only have Lily now. I won't force her to go through the surgery anymore. Come home."I missed you… both of you."I won't ask about that man from that day. And you… stop bringing up the past. Let's just live our lives properly from now on."She had the nerve to say all of that.The chat updated.[Levi's not going back, right? Please don't.][In the original storyline, they didn't get divorced.][She doesn't actually love Levi. She's still in love with Hunter. She even wants to have a child with him through IVF at her age.][She borrowed millions for the IVF. The only reason she's begging Levi to come back is so he can help repay the debt.][Where the money is, that's where the love is.]A chill ran through my entire body.At that moment, a dark thought surfaced.It wasn't enough to divorce Vera anymore.Now… I wanted her dead.I kept my expression neutral and quietly pressed record."And Hunter? I hea

Chapter 8

I served Vera the divorce papers a second time. This time, the packet included the recordings, the affair file, and the paternity test on Ace.I tried to convince myself I would settle for being a widower.She would not sign. She lost it on the phone."Levi, I won't divorce you. Don't even think about getting away!"You won't go through with this. If I go to prison, Lily can't grow up to be anything. You love your daughter–there's no way you'll let that happen!"And Lily has my blood. Whatever you do, that doesn't change!"She was right. I had not been planning to put her in prison.I had been planning to make Lily an only child of a single father.I hung up. Maya was in the doorway. I didn't know how long she had been there, just standing there, watching me."You need help?"She walked in.She had been helping me a lot these past weeks. Vera had only stayed away from me because of Maya. Aunt Tate had been taking care of my daughter so I could act without worrying about anyt

Chapter 9

[Lily has been crying for her mother every night.][I've been thinking. We won't divorce. A child needs a complete family.][About Hunter–he lost his son. He's a sad man too.][As long as you swear you're done with him going forward, take him in again.]Vera was thrilled. She called me right back and lectured me on how grown-up I had become.I was vague. I told her we would be home in seven days, and that she should bring Hunter back home first.A man with what Hunter had picked up at the hotel would pass it to Vera within a week.I waited.The PI sent more photos of Vera and Hunter in bed. I gritted through the disgust and saved every frame.I opened a streaming account and went live.Because of Vera's New Year's Day broadcast, my face already had attention. The chat flooded in, full of insults.I let it run for ten seconds. Then I started telling the story."My five-year-old daughter has been physically abused by her own mother. Here's the medical record."I posted it.

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