جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 10

I was dragged to the hospital by force.Conor was still in surgery.The moment Serena saw me, she hurried over with a frightened expression. As we passed each other, she lowered her voice so only I could hear. "Addison, you're nothing more than the Bentleys' blood bag."I met her eyes.In an instant, she switched back to looking frail and terrified. "Addison, hate me all you want, but why would you lie and say I forced you to donate blood?"Mom didn't hesitate. "Serena is a thousand times kinder than you'll ever be! She's nothing like you!"She immediately turned to the nurse. "Draw her blood."Two bodyguards pinned me down before I could move. The needle sank into my arm.I'd spent years growing up in poverty in the countryside and had developed severe anemia long ago. As bag after bag of blood was drawn, I felt my strength slipping away.Mom looked at my deathly pale face and finally wavered."Mom..." Serena's voice trembled. "Conor lost so much blood. It's heartbreaking. N

I forced a faint smile and walked out of the hospital room without looking back.The moment I stepped outside the hospital, my legs gave out. I stumbled straight into someone's chest.The crisp scent of fir wrapped around me instantly.With great effort, I lifted my eyes and found myself staring into a pair of deep, unreadable eyes.The man was tall and impeccably built, surrounded by a group of bodyguards. One arm steadied my waist with effortless strength as he looked down at me. A hint of amusement tugged at the corners of his lips."So you're Addison Bentley... the Bentleys' adopted daughter who just got thrown out?"I narrowed my eyes.He looked strangely familiar.But what shocked me even more was the line of text floating above his head.…The Bentleys held a celebration that very evening.Officially, it was to welcome Serena as the family's real daughter. Unofficially, it was meant to wipe away the bad luck surrounding Conor's accident.I was there too.Because out

Mom froze. Her phone slipped from her hand and hit the floor, the screen shattering on impact.The color drained from her face. Her knees buckled, and she collapsed to the ground."No... That's impossible... My money..."Suddenly, she jerked her head up and glared at me with bloodshot eyes. "You! Addison! You did this, didn't you?! You counted down on purpose to curse me! You ungrateful little snake!"Seeing the panic on Mom's face, Serena immediately rushed over and threw her arms around her.Then she looked up at Julian with tear-filled eyes. "Mr. Foster, Addison was devastated after finding out she wasn't the Bentleys' biological daughter. That's why she's pulling these ridiculous tricks to fool everyone."She went to all this trouble just to sneak in here today. She even threw herself at you so she'd have someone powerful to back her while she got revenge on us."Please don't let her innocent face fool you. I couldn't bear to see someone as respected as you become nothing mo

"What?!" Mom nearly dropped her phone in terror.Conor was her whole world. She instantly forgot all about coming after me.Whirling around, she grabbed Serena by the arm. "Serena! You have the same type with Conor! Come with me to the hospital and save Conor!"Without waiting for an answer, Mom dragged the terrified Serena toward the hospital.By the time they arrived, Conor was lying on a gurney, his face waxy and pale. The bandages around his thigh were completely soaked through with blood. He was barely hanging on, and his breaths were shallow and weak."Conor... Conor!" Mom threw herself over him, sobbing uncontrollably.Seeing his eyes slowly beginning to close, she seized Serena's hand. "Serena! Didn't you say you'd let them drain every drop of your blood if it meant saving your brother? Go with the nurse. Hurry! Save him!"Serena shrieked and violently pulled her hand away. "I'm not donating blood! It'll leave needle marks! What if it ruins my skin?"Disgust flashed acr

The Bentley family was completely destroyed.Because Conor had missed the critical treatment window, his wound became severely infected and developed into sepsis.To save his life, the doctors had no choice but to amputate both legs at the hip. He became a double amputee.Every day, he lay in the tiny rental apartment, staring at the empty legs of his sweatpants, raging like a madman and cursing day and night.Mom couldn't withstand one devastating blow after another. With loan sharks showing up daily to threaten her and vandalize the apartment, she suffered a massive stroke late one night.Although the doctors managed to save her life, she was left permanently paralyzed. Her mouth drooped to one side. She couldn't form a complete sentence, only incoherent sounds.Every day, she lay beside Conor.Mother and son spent their days trapped together in the foul-smelling apartment, making each other's lives a living hell.Serena didn't fare any better. After losing five million dolla