The Seventh Heartbeat
The day Bryan Abbott received the World Philanthropist Award, the doctors told me I would not live for long because I could not afford to replace my artificial heart.
The TV host asked Bryan to call the person he regretted being with the most.
Without hesitation, he dialed my number.
I answered the call. Bryan asked, “Do you regret leaving me for money back then?”
Staring at the astronomical bill for the artificial heart, I chuckled softly, “Bryan, you’re so rich now. Could you lend me $200,000?”
The call cut off abruptly. I watched as Bryan icily said on TV, “Now, I have no regrets.”
He did not know that back when his heart had failed, I had donated mine to him secretly so that he could live.