Chapter 4

I wholeheartedly believed in him.

I gave my all to him, fulfilling his every demand.

Many times, I caught the pungent scent of perfume on Nolan.

I saw the suggestive red marks on his neck.

Yet I pretended not to notice, deceiving myself.

I was terribly afraid of losing him.

Of losing my only support.

I silently allowed him to spend our love fund on Melody time and time again.

I tolerated his nights away from home.

On graduation day, my professor recommended me to a high-paying hospital.

Thanks to my excellent GPA and outstanding performance, I successfully landed the job.

At the same time, my mother and I were a match for a kidney transplant.

Nolan also promised to marry me after my mother's successful surgery.

Life took a turn for the better, with a silver lining emerging.

At that time, I was truly on top of the world, riding high on success.

Love, career, family.

Everything was heading towards a beautiful conclusion.

Happily, I pulled Nolan in to take graduation photos with me.

But as I was adjusting his clothes, I saw the tattoo on his chest.

ZJJ, Melody.

In that moment, I could no longer deceive myself.

I had a huge fight with Nolan in front of the entire school's faculty and students.He impatiently offered a few explanations.

As more and more onlookers gathered, Nolan's patience was completely exhausted.

Feeling his dignity was wounded, he gave me a harsh slap across the face.

"Harmony, why won't you just believe me? What's the point of being so paranoid and unreasonable all the time?"

"I can't stand you like this anymore!"

I held my face, stunned in place.

Nolan put on his mask and strode away.

We fell into another cold war, not speaking for a long time.

He vanished from my life, yet appeared frequently in Melody's social media posts.

Even the news of his promotion, I learned through Melody's social media.

It wasn't until the day of the surgery that I finally saw Nolan again.

Before entering the operating room, I grabbed his sleeve.

"For the sake of our past, don't let me down."

Nolan gripped my hand in return, nodding firmly.

But after I came off the operating table, I learned that my kidney had been transplanted to Melody.

My head buzzed.

In disbelief, I wanted to find Nolan and ask him what was going on.

In the VIP hospital room, I saw Nolan feeding Melody."Melody, now you must finally believe in the sincerity of my feelings for you."

"I was only with Harmony to persuade her to donate a kidney to you. Don't worry, I'll take care of everything. I'm willing to do anything as long as you're healthy."

I felt as if I'd been struck by lightning, stumbling backward.

Before I could even recover from this shock, a group of police officers and reporters found me.

"Harmony, you're suspected of practicing medicine illegally. Please come with us for questioning."

The police played a video clip.

It was from a few months ago when, at Nolan's request, I had performed a minor surgery for one of his friends.

I was stunned.

I looked towards Nolan helplessly, hoping he would stand up for me.

Nolan sat by Melody's bedside, his back turned to me.

"Harmony did this to raise money for her mother's medical bills. Officers, could you please be lenient with her?"

With that single sentence, he sealed my fate.

I was taken away for investigation.

During my days in detention, I gradually pieced everything together.

Nolan had provided the video.

He had been plotting this from long ago.