Todos los capítulos de Four Parents, Zero Love: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 10

The insurance representative was silent for two seconds."Sir, a retirement policy doesn't mean you have to live until sixty before you can collect anything. If the insured dies before then, the policy will pay out the death benefit according to the contract."I understood.If Dominic lived, he'd have a retirement payout. If he died, he could still leave a substantial sum to both families.Either way, the $2.6 million wouldn't go to waste, unless it was spent on me.I hung up and returned to the hematology department. The doctor, Griffin Ashford, pushed two reports toward me."There was a labeling error when the samples were sent out. We went back and verified the genetic information. Your bloodwork is fine. Dominic is the one who actually needs the transplant."In the bottom-right corner of the report, all four parents had failed the compatibility test.Next to my name, it said, "Full Match.""He doesn't have much time. The hospital has already notified both families to come

I already had my agreement printed when both families arrived at the notary's office the next day.Likewise, Corbin had hired a lawyer.Rafael even found an acquaintance to record the meeting. According to him, he was worried that someone might make up stories online and accuse them of refusing to save me after I died.The agreement was eight pages long, but it came down to three things.Firstly, I was voluntarily giving up treatment. I would be responsible for all future medical expenses and debts myself. And after my death, no one could pursue either family for anything in my name.When I remained silent, Sylvia sighed. "Lachlan, we don't want things to be this way either. But a transplant isn't guaranteed to work. Who can afford to pour hundreds of thousands into it, only to lose both the money and the person in the end."Elise immediately chimed in, "It's harsh, but she's not wrong. We can't bankrupt both families for one person."I looked up. "The doctor already confirmed t

There was silence on the other end of the line for a full thirty seconds.Sylvia was the first to speak. "Doctor, are you sure there hasn't been another mistake? Dominic just has anemia. He's always been in poor health. There's no way he has leukemia."The doctor's tone was grave. "We double-checked the results thrice. Dominic's bone marrow biopsy, bloodwork, and genetic information all match. Meanwhile, Lachlan's test results are normal."Elise's voice trembled. "What about a transplant? All four of us have been tested. Someone has to be a match, right?""I'm afraid none of the four family members are compatible." The doctor paused. "The only full match we have right now is Lachlan."The car erupted."What?""How could it be him?""Doctor, are you one hundred percent sure?"All four of them started talking over each other.Just moments ago, they'd been saying Dominic had only stayed up too late. Funny how no one thought the hospital was bad luck anymore.Maxwell glanced at

Sylvia immediately stepped in front of Dominic. "I took the money. Dominic had nothing to do with it."The officer glanced at her. "We'll find out who took it after we investigate. Don't rush to take the blame."Dominic clutched his chest and staggered. All four parents instantly crowded around him."Dominic!""Are you feeling sick again?""Officer, he has leukemia. He can't handle this kind of stress."The officer remained calm. "If he needs treatment, we can take him to the hospital first. But the investigation still needs to be done."Rafael turned around and glared at me. "We're family. Did you really have to take this to the police?"Maxwell laughed outright."You didn't talk about being family when you took the money. But now that you've been caught, suddenly you and Lachlan are family? Wow. Your family's sense of loyalty is like an alarm. The police show up, and suddenly it goes off."I handed over the record of my replacement bankbook.The $110,000 had been transferr

After the slap, Dominic collapsed onto the floor.Sylvia moved to help him.Elise grabbed her arm. "Don't touch him! He knew his tests were abnormal and still sweet-talked us into buying insurance!"Sylvia yanked her arm free. "So what? Dominic is sick, and all you care about is money?"Elise shot back sharply, "Did you pay for it all by yourself? My family put up $1.3 million! Meanwhile, you stole $110,000 from Lachlan!""Bullshit!" Sylvia lost her temper too. "The insurance bought with that $110,000 still lists your family as beneficiaries!"The four of them erupted into an argument outside the hospital room.Who had paid more. Who was entitled to how much. Who had insisted on paying the premium all at once. Who had secretly named themselves the primary beneficiary.The day before, they had all been talking about saving Dominic. Now, they were already calculating how much they would get after he died.Dominic covered his face, his eyes growing colder by the second. "Enough!"