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"She looks sweet and innocent, but she's rotten to the core.""Her adoptive parents raised her, and she still tossed them aside. Imagine how awful she must be.""Exactly. An ungrateful woman like that brings misery to everyone around her."One accusation after another rose from the crowd.Painful memories surged to the surface, and my nose stung with the threat of tears.The older woman and her husband had already sided with Derek."Young lady, you can't treat people this way."The older woman spat in disgust."Ordinary people work hard for their money. He sold his house and even sold his blood, all to save his mother."You took the money, so go donate the kidney."I caught one corner of Derek's mouth lifting.I clenched my fists and took a deep breath."You say I took your money and signed your agreement."Where's the proof?"His expression darkened."You're the one who ran off with the money, and you're demanding proof from me?"I stared at him coldly."So you don't have any?"You gr

"Sorry for the trouble, Derek. I'll handle it."Nathan came over with a fawning smile."Sis, that's enough."Go to the hospital with Derek. His mother's life is at stake."Keep your word. I won't let you disgrace the Mercer family!"I stared at him.The man who kept calling me his sister now wore the face of a schemer.The warm, attentive brother I had known was gone.Derek stood to one side with his arms crossed, sneering."You hear that? Even your own brother has spoken."Come on, Sis. You signed the agreement and took the money. Now you have to go to the hospital and donate the kidney."Don't be afraid. I'll go with you."The Mercers value integrity, and Mom and Dad did too. If you cause trouble, you'll be cut off for good."Nathan put an arm around my shoulders.I shook him off, my expression turning cold."Then I'll live on my own."The money went into your account."Nathan, you took it, so you can donate your own kidney."A month earlier, I had decided to donate a kidney to the m

"Isn't he just Serena's old sugar daddy?"Vivian tried to pull Derek to his feet."Derek, why are you still down there?"You're humiliating yourself in front of your own men."If this old man is rich, make him pay another $1.5 million before you let Serena go."Clutching his chest, Nathan shouted, "Exactly!"If you want to take my sister, pay back the $1.5 million for her."Serena signed a kidney-donation agreement, accepted $1.5 million from her client, and then backed out."Eyes bulging with rage, he pointed at Victor beside me."And this dog of yours kicked me. That's another $300,000 for my medical bills."All these police officers saw it. Don't even think about denying what happened!"Another scream tore from him.The bodyguard had snapped the finger Nathan was pointing at Victor."That was assault! I'm suing you!"The bodyguard smiled."You think insulting people is acceptable? Fine, let's follow procedure. I'll pay whatever damages I owe."Come on. We'll all go to the station."

"Mr. Thornton, if I tell you everything, will you protect me?"His eyes were full of terror."I can't afford to cross any of you."I'm not asking for anything else. I only want to stay alive, even if it's in prison."If I had known the truth from the beginning, I never would have gotten involved."Mr. Thornton, I have nothing but respect for you."Like a frightened dog, Derek clutched Victor's pant leg."If you hadn't protected me years ago, I would have been dumped in the ocean and fed to sharks."This place may be remote, but your name has allowed me to live comfortably here."I truly never meant to oppose you. Please believe me!"Victor frowned, pulled his pant leg free, and brushed off the dust."Tell me what happened first."His tone was mild, and his face still betrayed little emotion."It was Felicia!"Felicia gave me the assignment!"Derek closed his eyes before saying the name."My sister, Felicia Thornton."Seeing my confusion, Victor quietly explained who she was.Derek cont

Victor sent someone to collect my luggage from the hotel.The two of us settled into the back seat of the Maybach.In the few times I had been around Victor, he had rarely spoken or shown much emotion.Everyone else seemed afraid of him.I wasn't. For reasons I couldn't explain, he felt familiar.Like a kind, trusted elder.He said little, but every word mattered, and he noticed even the smallest things I needed.After leaving the Ashford family, where I had lived for more than twenty years, I had felt lost and depressed.One day, while wandering beside a lake in a daze, I misstepped and fell into the water.I couldn't swim. Just as I was about to drown, Victor happened by and jumped in to save me.The first thing he told me once we reached shore was, "You're young and healthy. There is nothing you can't get through."Then he fainted.We were taken to the hospital together, and I later learned that he had hereditary kidney disease.When I heard that he was waiting for a transplant, I w