Chapter 3
Everyone was startled by the loud crash.
When Justin saw Selena lying on the ground covered in blood, his expression turned terrifyingly dark. “How dare you, Norah!”
He scooped Selena up in his arms and rushed out the door.
The banquet ended in chaos, and Norah was also taken to the hospital by bodyguards.
Hearing that Selena was experiencing massive blood loss and knowing that Norah had the same blood type, Justin immediately demanded that she donate blood without hesitation.
A blood donation required a routine medical checkup, which would reveal any past surgeries and medical history. Norah couldn’t let Justin find out that she had once donated a kidney to him.
Her expression instantly turned cold when she thought of this. “I’m not donating my blood. Her blood type isn’t rare. Why does it have to be me?”
Justin pulled out a thick stack of cash and threw it at Norah’s face.
“You love money, don’t you? Tell me how much you want, and I’ll give it to you. Will you donate then?”
Norah numbly watched as the money rained down on her, each bill striking her face like a knife slicing through her heart.
After Justin irritably threw six or seven stacks, Norah finally crouched down and started picking up the scattered bills one by one. Looking up at him with a mocking smile, she said, “You should’ve done this earlier. You wasted so much time.”
With that, she turned and walked straight into the blood donation room.
After the checkup, the doctor studied the report and shook his head. “This lady has undergone surgery before and is missing a kidney. She has a history of severe blood loss. I wouldn’t recommend she donate her blood.”
Justin’s brows furrowed deeply. “Missing a kidney? What does that mean?”
Before Norah could respond, Justin coldly sneered. “Are you trying to make up some lie about donating your kidney to me just to get my money?”
A sharp pain stabbed through Norah’s heart, but she forced a smile and nodded. “Yeah, I didn’t expect you to see through me.”
Justin’s expression turned even darker. He grabbed the doctor by the collar and gritted his teeth. “I don’t care how much she paid you to lie. I’ll pay you double.
“Take as much blood as Selena needs.”
The thick needle piercing into her vein made Norah tremble involuntarily. As the blood drained from her body, she felt colder and colder. Her vision blurred. Tubes of blood must have been taken before she finally collapsed into unconsciousness.
…
It was already dark when Norah woke up. On the bedside table sat a bowl of her favorite rice pudding. Whenever she felt unwell, Justin would buy it for her just to cheer her up, no matter where he was.
He used to say that he could only afford small things like that since they were poor. But one day, he would give her the best of everything.
Norah’s heart clenched so painfully that it was suffocating when she thought of the way Justin used to hold her, gently coaxing her.
She picked up the rice pudding and mechanically spooned it into her mouth, swallowing it bite by bite.
As she walked out, she happened to glance into the next hospital room.
Selena was leaning against the bed, playfully pouting at Justin. “Justin, it’s hot.”
Justin blew on the soup and gently fed it to her.
She ate a spoonful but pouted again. “It’s not sweet enough.”
Justin wasn’t annoyed. Instead, he smiled, pulled out a piece of candy from his pocket, unwrapped it, and fed it to her.
Norah blinked and murmured, “It’s still not sweet enough.”
This time, Justin put the bowl down, cupped her face, and kissed her tenderly.
They separated after a moment.
Selena rested her head on his shoulder, her voice soft and affectionate. “Justin, stop loving Norah. Love me instead, okay?”
At that moment, Justin’s gaze lifted and met Norah’s at the door. For a second, silence filled the air.
Justin looked at Norah, his eyes devoid of warmth. “I don’t love her anymore. I never will again.”
Norah didn’t say a word. She merely smiled bitterly before turning and walking away.
