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I’m weak, all because I only have one kidney.
So my parents, deep down, couldn't stand me. They saw me as a stain on the family name.
They showered all their love on my younger brother. Me? I was like a debt they owed from a past life, and they made me suffer for it.
Then, I grew up and met Evie.
We fell in love, got married. She took such good care of me. I felt like I’d finally been saved.
But then Lucas – my “perfect” younger brother – got “accidentally” hurt “protecting” Evie. His kidney was ruptured. And she insisted I give my only healthy kidney to save him.
She said it was my time to contribute to the family.
What she didn’t know was that their wealth came from selling one of my kidneys years ago.
And that kidney, was inside her right now, giving her a second chance at life.

The Crimson Gift

The loud noise stunned the Vances and woke Lucas, who was pretending to be asleep on the bed.


Lucas had never seen Evie so out of control, so full of hostility; she was always so calm and composed.


"Evie? Why are you here?" he asked, feigning surprise.


But Evie completely ignored Lucas. She stared intently at the Vances, every word seeming forced out between gritted teeth:


"I heard everything! Your conversation, word for word! What were you just talking about?!"


Cynthia was still too flustered to react. Richard spoke first, trying to cover up:


"We... we didn't say anything, Evie. We were just remarking on how Lucas got hurt for you, that his feelings for you run so deep. You mustn't let him down."


Richard's guilty yet composed demeanor was particularly glaring in Evie's eyes.


She wanted to harshly question Richard, but Lucas spoke weakly at that moment, playing the role of the understanding one:


Chapter 6