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Chapter 1

"After I'm gone, my body goes to my wife, Vivian Lane. She decides what happens to every single one of my organs."The doctor hesitated. "Mr. Ashford, are you sure you don't want to keep anything... intact?"Lucian Ashford didn't have the strength to answer. He just picked up the pen on the table and signed his name on a body donation consent form.Lucian had a rare blood type, the kind people had once begged him to protect. Now, he was giving away everything he had to a woman who'd never loved him in return.He had late stage eye cancer. It had already spread to his brain, and he had less than a month left. Fate didn't bend for anyone, not even for a man with his kind of money. He couldn't have even one more day, no matter what he paid.It was just like Vivian's love. No matter how hard he tried, he'd never once managed to win a piece of her heart. Let this be his last gift to her, then."Dr. Monroe, I'll leave the paperwork to you. I need to get home and make my wife's dinner."

Chapter 2

Autumn had settled hard over Port Haven, with the night wind carrying a bitter chill even a heater couldn't chase away.Lucian lay in bed, wrapped tight in blankets, but the cold crept into his limbs anyway until his whole body felt numb. On nights like this, he craved warmth, even for just a moment.Half asleep, he felt something warm settle in close behind him. Without thinking, he turned and wrapped his arms around it, the way a fish gasping for air finally finds water. He held the woman close, feeling her warmth. Finally, a single tear slipped from the corner of his eye and landed silently on the pillow.As the first rays of morning light slipped through the curtains, Lucian rose carefully, trying not to wake the woman still sleeping beside him. He padded quietly into the kitchen and started making breakfast. He measured out every seasoning with care, terrified of mixing up sugar and salt again, tasting each dish before adding anything else.The housekeeper, Emma Dalton, stood

Chapter 3

That afternoon, Lucian and Vivian finalized the paperwork at the courthouse. Both signed the divorce papers, and everything was settled. There were no more ties left between them. Five years of marriage, over just like that.Walking out of the building, Lucian caught sight of a man sitting in the back seat of Vivian's car. Even through the tinted window, he could feel that man's stare, sharp as a needle, pointed straight at him.The door opened slowly, and Caleb stepped out with an uneasy smile on his face."It's windy out here. Careful you don't catch a cold," Vivian said tenderly, rushing to his side to steady him."I'm fine, Vivian," Caleb answered softly.He turned to Lucian and called out affectionately. Lucian frowned, but said nothing.Caleb always came across as so gentle and sweet. His voice was soft and his eyes were always a little wet, the kind of person that made people want to protect him. But Lucian knew better. Caleb wasn't nearly as simple as he looked, and he

Chapter 4

Lucian was admitted to the hospital. He was lying in bed under the same familiar white ceiling, but his world had gone dark, swallowed by a heavy curtain of night. He couldn't see anything anymore.The cancer had spread through his body like wild weeds no one could control, and now it pressed right against his optic nerve, pulling him step by step toward the edge of total darkness.Just then, the door to his room burst open."Lucian, I'm back!"Jonas Reed rushed to his bedside, his heart aching at the sight of his friend. Lucian was so thin that it broke Jonas to look at him. Jonas was Lucian's best friend. The moment he heard about the eye cancer, he dropped everything and flew home.He gripped Lucian's hand tightly. "I got in touch with the best eye specialist overseas. He'll be here tomorrow. Lucian, you have to have faith. We're going to beat this together."Lucian shook his head gently, a note of resignation in his voice as he replied, "Jonas, don't bother. It's already stag

Chapter 5

The moment the paramedics rushed Lucian into the emergency room, Jonas felt his heart drop into a bottomless pit. Every second seemed to last forever, and he was terrified the night would swallow his best friend whole.By the time Jonas found him, Lucian had already been buried under a layer of snow, his body stiff as a statue in winter.Even in that state, Lucian kept whispering Vivian's name over and over. It was a devotion colder than the snow around him, yet somehow burning hotter still. It was etched into every corner of his life, and impossible to erase.After a harrowing round of emergency treatment, Lucian was pulled back from death's grip, if only barely. He was hanging on like a candle flickering in the wind.Jonas spared no expense in bringing in the world's top specialists, who offered one sliver of hope. It was an experimental new drug still in development, which was maybe the key to a miracle."Lucian, you have to hold on. For yourself, and for everyone who loves you

Chapter 6

From the moment Lucian returned from the church, his condition spiraled, fast and brutal. He was pulled down into an endless darkness and sleep, as if the whole world had simply stopped. Even drifting between dreams and reality, he kept whispering Vivian's name. Every syllable carried the weight of everything he still felt for her.Jonas watched it all happen, his heart slowly breaking. Finally, something inside him gave way. With shaking hands, he sent Vivian a desperate message.[Vivian, Lucian is... He's very sick. He really needs you.]The wait stretched on forever, until a cold reply finally appeared on the screen, every word like a needle to his chest.[Oh? Is he getting better or dying? What does that have to do with me?]Jonas couldn't believe those words had come from her. Furious, he called her directly. Her voice on the other end was just as icy as before."What else do you want?""Vivian, I never thought you could be this cold-hearted!" Jonas' voice shook with anger,

Chapter 7

The phone slipped from Vivian's hand. In that instant, her heart clenched tightly. It felt like the blood in her veins had turned to ice. Time froze around her. The wedding hall, once alive with joy and celebration, shattered in an instant with the bride's sudden breakdown.Like a deer that had lost its way, she hiked up her wedding gown with red-rimmed eyes and shoved through the crowd, fleeing the very place that was supposed to mark the start of her happiness.An hour later, the air in the hospital was solemn and still. Lucian lay peacefully on the white hospital bed, his face calm and serene. A faint trace of a smile still lingered on his lips, as if caught in the middle of a dream he'd never wake from.Vivian stood at his bedside, staring at the man who used to be so full of life, now gone cold. Grief swallowed her whole.The Lucian she remembered had never once backed down, no matter how much coldness or mockery she threw his way. That stubborn resolve of his had now turned i

Chapter 8

Just then, Vivian's phone screen lit up abruptly. The message she received from Caleb was like a splash of cold water that jolted her out of her grief.[Vivian, about the wedding... and Lucian's body. The procedure can't wait any longer.]Every word was a reminder of how harsh and urgent reality had become. Vivian took a deep breath, deciding she couldn't keep running from this.She called her assistant, Lily Smith, and firmly ordered, "Look into Caleb. Every detail, especially anything related to Lucian and his illness."Something in her gut told her too many secrets had been buried in the past.Hanging up, she collapsed onto the bed that held far too many memories of her and Lucian. She realized that without ever meaning to, he'd carved out a space in her heart she'd never been willing to admit existed.When the truth finally came out, Vivian's entire world fell apart with it.Caleb never had kidney failure. It was just ordinary nephritis. And he wasn't even an Ashford by bloo

Chapter 9

At Port Haven International Airport, a silver glint of moonlight spilled over the runway as an international flight touched down gracefully, like a traveler coming home.The stairs extended down slowly, and a man stepped off. He was dressed in a sharp black suit, his posture straight and confident. Even behind his sunglasses, he carried an air that was impossible to hide.He was Nolan Vance, though once he'd been Lucian Ashford. He had been reborn into someone else entirely, a storm of complicated emotion churning inside him.Three years ago, the shadow of eye cancer had pushed him right to the edge of death. It was his best friend Jonas' persistence and courage that won him one last chance—an experimental drug that had given him his life back.From then on, he'd buried his old name and started over as Nolan Vance, building a new life for himself in a foreign country.After countless surgeries and the most advanced treatments available, the disease that had once ravaged Lucian's b

Chapter 10

The first light of morning spilled gently over Vance Group's headquarters. Inside the general manager's office, Nolan's assistant, Chris Wesley, carried over a thick stack of documents."Mr. Vance, here are the financial statements for the past year. They're all compiled and ready for your review."Nolan opened the first page and scanned through every line of numbers, his eyes narrowed.When he resigned, the former general manager had taken most of the company's resources and talent with him, leaving the company in serious trouble. But Nolan handled it with ease. Years ago, he'd run Starlight Hotel through situations far more dangerous than this, and came out on top every single time.Back then, he hadn't been fighting alone. He had Sabrina, a close friend and ally, beside him. When he thought of her, a flicker of complicated emotion crossed Nolan's face. She had no idea that he'd faked his death.Caught up in his thoughts, Chris' voice pulled him back."Mr. Vance, tonight's busi

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