Todos os capítulos de The Price of His Sick Love: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 10

"Ms. Starling, your leukemia was originally in the mid-stage, but the stress from the kidney donation surgery accelerated the spread of the cancer cells. Even if we consider the best-case scenario, you likely have only 10 days left. It's important that you keep your spirits up..."I didn't hear another word after that.I absentmindedly picked at a hangnail until blood ran down my finger, but I barely felt it.After the car accident, I was diagnosed with leukemia. I never got the chance to tell Elias before he showed up with test results proving his intern, Zoey, was suffering from kidney failure and demanded that I donate one of mine.I refused.He didn't pressure me.Instead, he told me he'd bought me a house near the office so I wouldn't have to make the commute and risk getting into another accident.It wasn't until they wheeled me into the operating room that I realized the papers he'd had me sign weren't property transfer documents.They were organ donation consent forms.

"No—" Elias started, about to argue.Then, Zoey's voice drifted through the phone, so close she sounded like she was pressed right against him. "Elias, these matching rings are so pretty...""Done. I'd burn the whole auction house down if I had to. They're yours." Then, his tone changed when he spoke to me. "Celia, you're an adult. Take care of yourself."The warmth vanished from his voice, replaced with casual indifference. He brushed me off with a couple of perfunctory words and hung up.Before Zoey came along, things had been different.There had been a time after I landed in the hospital with stomach bleeding from too many business dinners, the doctor warned Elias that my rare blood type made any complication dangerous.He didn't sleep for days. He cried and begged me not to leave him. After that, he barely left my side. If I got so much as a paper cut, he'd panic.Now I had lost a kidney, and all I got was an absent-minded dismissal.Although I had chosen to let things go,

Why had every compromise I made only made Zoey bolder? I couldn't understand it. I couldn't understand why the more I backed down, the more shameless Zoey became. I didn't hesitate to slap her.She made no move to dodge. Instead, she let the slap land and collapsed dramatically to the floor.At the same time, I heard Elias' horrified shout ring out. "Stop!"He charged out of the kitchen and kicked me away. The painkillers in my pocket spilled across the floor.His heel came down directly on the wound near my waist. The pain exploded through me so violently that I couldn't even get up.The doctor had warned me that my wounds would heal poorly due to my leukemia.Blood quickly seeped through the fabric at my waist.He looked down at me in disgust."Celia, I thought you'd changed. It turns out that this was just another one of your games. I'm the one who asked you to sign those agreements. If you're upset, take it out on me. There was no need to hit Zoey."I forced the words

Elias stopped short. His face went cold, and he promptly exploded."What nonsense are you talking about? It was only about 68 ounces of blood. How could anything happen to her? Besides, that blood wasn't even really hers to begin with!"Rachel was trembling. "But Ms. Starling has been in poor health after back-to-back surgeries. By the time they drew about 27 ounces, her veins had already collapsed, and then they forced it up to nearly 68—""Shut up!" Elias cut her off, even angrier now."Rachel, this is getting more ridiculous by the second. You've worked for me for five years, but that doesn't give you the right to stab me in the back and help Celia lie to me, let alone curse her!"Then, he shoved open the door, but the blood draw room was empty. No one was there.That was when I regained consciousness. I opened my eyes and saw Elias walking toward me.The next thing I saw was him reaching out to me.I instinctively flinched away, only to realize his hand passed straight thro

I wanted to rush over and snatch it back, but I felt as though invisible ropes were binding me in place.That very day, word spread through the entire social circle that Elias was auctioning off a shattered bracelet. Everyone praised him for being generous, assuming the bracelet had some extraordinary background.People even brought the photos to antique experts, asking if it was some priceless treasure. The experts only stared awkwardly at the images, clearly at a loss for words.That evening, Elias attended the charity gala with Zoey on his arm. His gaze swept across the ballroom again and again, searching for a familiar figure that never appeared. The longer he looked, the darker his expression became.Someone finally asked, "Mr. Thatcher, why did you bring Zoey again today? Where's Celia?""She's sick," Elias answered evenly. "She's recovering in the hospital."The crowd exchanged looks before immediately showering him with praise."Right, we heard about Celia's car accident