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Chapter 1

"It's just one heart. Why are you being so selfish?"You were born to keep your brother alive. That's the whole reason you exist."As she spoke, Cindy Green had my hand in a death grip."But I want to live too," I said. "Without a heart, I'll die."Her expression stiffened for a second, but she kept going. "You have two hearts. Give one up, and you'll still have one left. You'll survive."But Tristan's different. Without your heart, he dies."She ignored my struggling and shoved me into the prep room."I only have one heart now," I said, desperate. "You've seen the test results yourself."But Cindy wouldn't listen. "God knows what you pulled to get out of this. You probably bribed the lab techs too."She was convinced that I'd paid off the technicians to falsify my results."That's not what happened, Cindy. I had surgery when I was a kid. I've already donated a heart.""Enough, Hayden. All we're asking is for you to save your brother. Why are you fighting this so hard?""I'

Chapter 2

Cindy brushed her hand across my cheek and said, "Don't worry. I'll keep you alive."Her mentor had performed heart transplants before, so she was confident that she could pull this off. "Once Tristan recovers, your whole family will finally accept you. And I'll be right there with you."She and her colleagues worked through the surgery with focused precision. After a long time, Cindy removed a heart from my body. She didn't even stop to look at it before rushing it into Tristan's operating room.My chest was still open, my body lying alone on the operating table. The shrill flatline from the monitor woke the doctor left on watch."He's dead? I thought he had two hearts."One of Cindy's colleagues couldn't make sense of it."You actually believed Dr. Green when she said that?" Kelly Thompson answered."Good riddance. He did so many awful things and wouldn't lift a finger to save Dr. Green's husband. On top of that, he tried to make a move on her.""So what do we do now?""He's

Chapter 3

Cindy said, "Okay. I'll stay with you a few more days."Tristan watched her sit back down before he slowly closed his eyes. Down in the morgue, an orderly stared at my body, unsure of what to do."It's been two days, and nobody's come to claim him. What are we supposed to do?"Another orderly was tidying up nearby. "What are you staring at? Finish up so we can clock out."The two of them stuffed my body into a bag together."Look at him. Dying like that, all cut open. He probably wasn't a good person.""Good, bad, it doesn't matter. Everyone looks the same after they're cremated.""True. It's still a shame, though. He was so young."Two more days passed. Once Cindy saw that Tristan was recovering well, she finally remembered to see me. She walked into my room and found it empty. A nurse was changing the sheets."Where's the patient from this bed?"The nurse looked up. When she saw that it was Cindy, she replied, "He's no longer staying in the hospital."That irritated her. I

Chapter 4

Cindy stared at the papers in disbelief, wondering if I was being serious. It was just one heart, and I actually had the nerve to ask for a divorce over it.She grabbed the box of pastries and hurled it into the trash. "If you don't want this family, then don't ever come back."Her phone rang just then, and she picked it up."Cindy? Where has Hayden been lately?"It was Dad, which was rare. He rarely called to ask about me. Usually the only name out of his mouth was Tristan's.Cindy thought it over and realized my parents were the only people who could pressure me into showing my face. And since Tristan had almost healed anyway, she told Dad about the surgery.My parents rushed to the hospital that night. The moment Tristan saw them, he couldn't stop crying. The three of them held each other and sobbed for a while before my parents finally asked about me."Where's your brother? He's right here in the hospital. He can't even be bothered to come see you?"Tristan hesitated. "He a

Chapter 5

Cindy froze. "What surgery are you talking about, Dr. Langston?"Dr. Langston hadn't expected that reaction from her. He said, "The heart transplant. The one you had when you were a young girl."The office went quiet for a moment before someone burst in. "Dr. Green, you need to come quick. There's a fight in Bed 32."Tristan was in Bed 32, so Cindy took off running when she heard that. She could hear the shouting before she even made it through the door."Don't you dare deny it. My nephew donated a heart to your daughter."Cindy rushed in and pulled the two people apart. When Margaret Fields saw her daughter, her eyes immediately welled up with tears. The other woman, the one who'd been pulled away, spotted Cindy and started yelling again."It's you. My nephew Hayden's heart is inside you."Cindy stared at the woman in disbelief, and she suddenly recalled my words."What's going on here?"My parents had just walked into the room and found Aunt Edna screaming at Cindy. Aunt Edn

Chapter 6

The hospital staff were puzzled. As far as they knew, Cindy's husband was the patient in Bed 32 who had just undergone heart surgery."My husband has already been discharged. He was in Bed 8," Cindy declared.Upon hearing that, one of the doctors dropped the medical chart in his hands. It hit the floor with a loud clatter. Dr. Roth shot that doctor a look of displeasure, and the latter hastily picked it up again.Just as the atmosphere turned a little awkward, the door opened. My parents walked in, followed by Uncle Brian and Aunt Edna.Seeing a room full of doctors, they assumed that these people had come to check on Tristan's condition. Mom and Dad hurried forward at once."Doctor, how's my son doing?"Aunt Edna followed closely behind. She'd come over to the hospital to ask me for money. She'd camped outside my house for several days without catching sight of me, so she had no choice but to call Mom and Dad. When she heard that Tristan had undergone heart surgery, she and Uncl

Chapter 7

The rest of the hospital staff snapped into action, swiftly ushering everyone else out of the hospital room. Standing outside the door, Cindy kept her eyes locked on Uncle Brian and Aunt Edna.Although my parents were concerned about Tristan's condition, there was something even more important to get to the bottom of first.Uncle Brian and Aunt Edna frantically racked their brains for a way to explain away this situation. Then, without warning, Margaret dropped to her knees before my parents."Gary, Janice, I'm so sorry. I've done a great harm to your family."Everything had happened so fast that Cindy hadn't even wrapped her head around it all. She stepped forward to try to help Margaret back onto her feet, only for Margaret to launch into a recount of the past.Cindy listened as Margaret explained that when Cindy was a child, she had a weak heart. The family had to find a heart donor for her, and by chance, they found me.They had paid Uncle Brian and Aunt Edna a large sum of m

Chapter 8

Kelly's heart settled back in place when she saw that it was Cindy who had come barreling in."What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be accompanying your husband?" Kelly asked.Ignoring the question, Cindy stormed up to Kelly and grabbed her, questioning, "Were you the one who signed off on releasing the patient in Bed 8?"The moment Kelly realized Cindy was talking about me, she remembered everything Tristan had said about me. She scrunched her nose in disdain before replying, "What about it? He's dead, so isn't it a given that his body should be released?" She kept talking while Cindy stared at her in horror."Weren't you the one who did the surgery? He stopped breathing the moment you stepped away from the operating table."Cindy slowly released her grip on Kelly, repeatedly shaking her head. "No. You're lying to me. That's not what happened!"Thinking that Cindy was simply remorseful over my death, Kelly tried to comfort her."Don't feel bad about it. Your husban

Chapter 9

Tristan had stolen my parents from me, and then he stole Cindy, too. Perhaps I was never meant to exist in this world.Cindy returned to Tristan's hospital room with my phone in her hand. There were questions she needed him to answer.From the moment he woke up, he noticed the pensive, tormented looks on Mom's and Dad's faces. When they saw that he'd regained consciousness, they didn't immediately crowd in to fuss over him. They simply sat to the side and sighed.Tristan turned to Margaret, who also remained silent. He started to wonder if I'd suddenly popped out of nowhere and said something to them.But he quickly dismissed that possibility. He was certain that if I'd shown up, Mom and Dad would force me to apologize to him for disappearing for days without coming to see him.Moreover, Uncle Brian and Aunt Edna were still standing outside the hospital room. He knew that they wouldn't leave until they got the money.He was still trying to figure out the situation when Cindy ente

Chapter 10

Tristan continued to wail, "I can't believe how horrible Hayden is! All I did was take one of his hearts! Why did he come up with these fake messages to trick you when he's perfectly fine?"Mom couldn't stand listening to him any longer. She walked over and slapped him hard across the face.He couldn't believe she'd just hit him."Did you just hit me because of Hayden? But why? What's so good about him? He's just some worthless bastard that doesn't even have a family who wants him!" Tristan screamed, his tone nastier than his words.Cindy couldn't hold back either. She seized Tristan by the throat with both hands, shrieking, "And who do you think you are, huh? Do you seriously think I wanted Hayden to donate his heart to you because I cared about you? Do you think I'd even feel like talking to you if it hadn't been for his heart?"She had a strange feeling when she first met Tristan, one that she couldn't put into words. It was as if just the sight of him gave her the urge to subm

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