"Wilson, why do you trust Sandra so much? Is it because she once donated bone marrow to you and saved your life?" she suddenly asked.His brows furrowed. "How do you know about that?" As far as he knew, only the Birch family and the Cooper family knew about it. The matter had never been made public."If I tell you that the person who saved you wasn't her, would you believe me?" she asked."Are you trying to slander Sandra again? Do you want to go back to prison?" he rebuked her impatiently, "I don't care how you know about that, but I'm warning you, don't even try to cause a conflict between me and Sandra!"As he said that, he grabbed her jaw hard. His eyes were icy cold, and so was his voice. "If the person who saved me wasn't Sandra, who else could it be? You? I swore that I would protect her, love her, and be loyal to her all my life, so don't even think about it!"Clara burst out in laughter. Her laughter became louder and louder."Stop laughing!" he yelled. Her laughter soun
But this time, she didn't want to apologize.If she did, it would be akin to admitting that she did push Sandra Cooper on purpose and with malice. Yanny would never be able to keep his head high anymore from now on!Her silence made him feel a little uncomfortable. He knew he should retract his hand and stop touching her.But he couldn't, as if he could not bear to give up touching her slightly cool cheeks, as if he was attached to her body heat.Her cheeks were sunken, and her skin was no longer fair and smooth like it was in the past. Instead, it was the color of wax, probably due to malnutrition.However, her elegant facial features remained unchanged – eyebrows the shape of curved willow leaves, tiny nose, and long, curly eyelashes that stood out because her eyes were closed.At the moment, she looked like a quiet doll. He could not take his eyes off her. He only came back to his senses when they reached the hospital. He quickly retracted his hand as if he had touched somethi
"I didn't do anything wrong. Why should I admit it? You're asking someone who was framed to apologize to the person who framed them. You can't even tell right from wrong!""I don't care, you have to kneel and bow down to her! You better not make me force you!"Clara scoffed. "You're as clueless as ever, Wilson Birch. You believe everything that the Coopers tell you. You really think Sandra Cooper saved your life? She didn't do anything! The blood flowing inside your body right now has nothing to do with her!"The Coopers visibly panicked when they heard that. Sandra, who was leisurely eating on the hospital bed, tensed up, almost spilling the tonic.Did... Clara know something? Did she know about the bone marrow donation?"Wilson... She... What does she mean by that?" Sandra asked, pretending not to understand. Her face was pale and sickly, making her seem weak and fragile.Wilson said, "It's all nonsense. Just ignore her."Mr. Cooper quickly stepped forward and gave Clara a har
He could still remember the day they met like it was yesterday. He was in the hospital for a follow-up inspection when Sandra walked up to him with a smile and said, "I learned by accident that you're the recipient of my bone marrow. I’m glad to hear that you're recovering well."That was how he found out who his bone marrow donor was.When a match was found in the bone marrow registry, the doctor had called to inquire, but the potential donor refused to donate.At the time, Wilson felt like his entire world had gone dark. He still had a lot of unfinished business. He was not ready to die yet.But then, the bone marrow registry found another match. While waiting for an answer, he was extremely nervous every day, afraid that he would get rejected again.To him, living felt like a luxury that depended on someone else's mercy and generosity.He was so scared that he would get rejected again.So, so scared!But the hospital brought him good news. Not only did the potential donor a
It turned out that he would never stop hurting her!Wilson's entire body tensed up. She... hated him!Her voice wasn't that loud, but it thundered in his ears.He sought her out for revenge, so it made sense that she would hate him. He didn't even care if she hated him. Otherwise, he would not have done what he did to her four years ago.However, when he heard the word "hate" come out of her mouth, he felt like there were a million swords slashing at him.Clara's head was pushed down again and again, and her forehead hit the floor again and again, repeatedly making a thumping sound.Clara owed Sandra this, but why did the sound sting his ears so?!She was like a soulless shell, letting herself be humiliated without any resistance.And... he was the one who gave the order!Enough! He wanted to shout that it was enough! He didn't want to see any more of this. This was already enough compensation, for her and for him!Clara was the one being forced to bow down, but he felt like
Seeing that Serenity was about to turn around and leave, he felt a strong urge to rush forward and grab her to ask for an explanation.However, after only taking two steps forward, he was stopped by Jackson's bodyguards. He couldn't get close to Serenity at all."Wait!" he shouted with a trembling voice, "What do you mean? What do you mean she saved my life?!"Serenity's footsteps halted. Her eyes fell on Wilson's pale face.The eyes of the man who was usually cold and solemn were currently filled with fear. He looked as if he was afraid that the answer would make him break down.Serenity glared at him, unable to suppress her anger.She scoffed and said, "What do I mean? Wilson Birch, the only reason you're still alive and kicking is all thanks to Clara's bone marrow donation. If Clara wasn't so selfless, you would be a pile of ashes right now. You wouldn't be able to force her to kneel in front of her enemy!"Wilson felt like the blood in his body had gone cold. He trembled unc
"You… You must have gotten someone to imitate my voice and record the phone call! Y-You're so despicable!" Sandra hissed. Sandra kept reassuring herself that she had covered up and left no trail of evidence in the hospital's record. Serenity would not be able to find anything. Serenity's claim was just empty talk. Maybe she was bluffing!"Imitiate? If we compare the voice print, we'll know if it's an imitation or your voice," Serenity said unapologetically. "Sandra, I have evidence, and I would dare say that you weren't the one who donated bone marrow donor back then!"After saying that, Serenity turned to Wilson again. "Wilson, you think you are doing justice to yourself and your family. Clara is innocent, but you're venting all your hatred on her and taking your revenge against her. I don't think you can redeem yourself after everything you've done to her!"Serenity then turned around, leaving the ward. Jackson followed Serenity and brought his men together.Wilson was still
After Wilson left the ward, the three members of the Cooper family nearly collapsed in shock, and their panic grew."What should we do?!" Mrs. Cooper became panic-stricken. "We can't let Wilson know about the real donor—""Mom!" Sandra yelled, interrupting her. "We don't have to do anything! I'm the real donor! I donated my bone marrow to Wilson, and it's in the hospital's record. What can the phone recording prove? Anyone can fake a phone call from that long ago!" Desperate, Sandra tried to convince herself that everything would be fine. She had falsified the hospital records, and those records clearly pointed to her as the one who had donated the bone marrow! Clara had no evidence to prove otherwise!"Y-Yes! Yes! You're the real donor! You donated bone marrow to Wilson!" Mrs. Cooper snapped out of her anxiety and quickly calmed down.Mr. Cooper's face was contorted with fear. He knew Wilson would not simply believe that woman's words, but he would not believe them either. He woul
“……” Morgan suddenly found himself unable to retort. She... wasn't wrong. “But when you play house, you can pretend to be parents with one person today and another person tomorrow. Real marriage is different; you can’t choose someone else.”Renee widened her eyes, listening intently.“The only person you can choose is me. Do you understand, Renee?” he continued.She nodded vigorously. “I understand!”“Do you really?” Morgan asked, a little skeptical. He was already fifteen, so he could grasp the concept of marriage, but she was only eight. Could she truly comprehend it?“So, in the future, I can only marry Morgan and be your bride, right? I can't be someone else's bride, right?” she asked. “I don’t want to marry other boys anyway. I like you the most, Morgan. Of course I’ll only be your bride!” she happily declared, her worries fading away.So she could be Morgan's bride when she grew up! That's great!After finishing another piece of snack, Renee thought of something. She put o
Despite her unease, she couldn’t resist when she saw the sweet desserts. She indulged herself.However, as she ate, her eyes remained fixed on Morgan, clearly still waiting for him to clarify Lucy’s claims.“You want to know if you’re a child bride, right?” Morgan began.Renee nodded.“Do you know what a child bride is?” he asked.She blinked. She had a vague idea, but not enough for her to articulate it.“To put it simply, a child bride is a girl raised by a boy's family. The girl will marry the boy when she comes of age. In the old days, some families were too poor to raise their daughters, so they would sell their daughters to become child brides for richer families,” Morgan explained.Renee blinked. “But my parents aren’t poor, and I'm raised by them, not by other people. That means I’m not a child bride, right?”“Correct, you are not,” Morgan affirmed.She breathed a sigh of relief, and a bright smile spread across her face. “I knew it! My parents would never sell me! The
"Morgan!" Renee turned to Morgan, unease etched on her face."The Moon family, eh? I'll remember this," Morgan replied calmly, then lowered his head to meet Renee's anxious and confused face. "Let's go, Renee. I’ll tell you what you want to know later."He led her away holding her hand.Benson looked worried. "Miss Lucy, how could you say that?""It's the truth!" Lucy shook off her fear and spoke defiantly. "Daddy and Mommy said she’s a child bride. A child bride is a girl sold by her own parents!""But the White family is not like that. Those things only happened to daughters of poor families in the old days," Benson explained. "You really shouldn’t have said that, Miss Lucy. You shouldn’t do that again.""Why do I have to listen to you?" Lucy retorted, displeased.Benson was too ashamed to tell Lucy in front of others that the Moon family simply couldn’t afford to offend Morgan. Dealing with the White family was already a headache, and Morgan's background was even more formi
Benson and Lucy were also dumbfounded. Benson started getting anxious. He felt like things were starting to unfold in ways that he did not expect."Mr. Grimes, I..." Benson stepped forward, intending to speak to Mr. Grimes.However, Mr. Grimes moved past Benson without so much as a glance at him. He went up to Morgan and said, "Master Morgan, I apologize for the oversight!"Everyone was stunned to hear that, including the security guards who had been called over. They were secretly relieved they hadn't forcibly removed anyone yet. If they had offended someone Mr. Grimes was showing so much respect to, it would have been really bad for them!Morgan regarded Mr. Grimes with an unreadable expression. He calmly recounted the situation to Mr. Grimes.After hearing about what happened, Mr. Grimes responded, "This set of stamps was not pre-ordered. If you like it, please take it. Feel free to take anything else in the exhibition that catches your eye."This declaration shocked every
"Who are you?!" Benson exclaimed, astonished. The mysterious figure remained silent, simply looking at Morgan.Morgan calmly reiterated to Benson, "I said, wait for Mr. Grimes." He then pulled out his phone and dialed a number. "I'm Morgan Wood. Please have Mr. Grimes from Lazy Cat Culture come to the Sleepy Cat Exhibition in Solaria. He should be in the area, right?"After ending the call, the person on the other end stared at the phone in disbelief.The Sleepy Cat Exhibition? What's going on?Benson, Lucy, and the staff stared at Morgan in shock, but the look in their eyes quickly turned to ridicule."Ah, a young man's naive bravado – how impudent!" Benson scoffed."Sir, please don't cause trouble," the staff member warned. "Or I'll have to call security."Morgan simply lowered his head to say to Renee, "Looks like we'll be here for a while. If you're bored, I can ask someone to walk around with you."Renee shook her head. "Morgan, what if this stamp set has really been p
Benson's words were not only meant to exert pressure on the staff, but also to inform him that they were on the same side.As expected, when the staff heard what he said, there was an instant change in his expression. He turned to Morgan and Renee and said, "I'm sorry, but it turns out this stamp set has already been pre-ordered by this customer."Morgan saw through the so-called pre-order as nothing more than an act. "When I asked you to wrap it up earlier, I didn’t hear you mention it was pre-ordered.""We forgot to mention that. Our apologies," the staff replied.Lucy, wearing a smug expression, raised her chin at Renee, causing Renee to puff out her cheeks in frustration.Benson calmly observed Morgan and Renee. The White family's White Maple Group had numerous overlapping businesses with the Moon Group. They were often competing with each other. Originally, the White Maple Group’s business activities weren't concentrated in Solaria, so even though there was competition wi
But before Morgan had even finished speaking, a girl's voice piped up, "I want this stamp set!"He turned to the voice and, upon seeing who it was, narrowed his eyes slightly. It was Lucy Moon, the girl Renee mentioned earlier. At the sight of Lucy, Renee immediately reacted like an angry little kitten. "Lucy Moon, why do you always try to take my stuff away?""Your stuff? How is this your stuff? You haven't paid yet!" Lucy shot back, her eyes fixed on Morgan.Morgan was well-known in their class, admired by many girls who claimed he was even more handsome than movie stars. If only Lucy had a big brother like that! She would be the envy of all the girls in class... no, all the girls in school!Unfortunately, her own big brother was not as good-looking.Last time, Lucy had tried to give Renee Sleepy Cat toys, asking for Morgan's email address in return. However, Renee accepted gifts from everyone but her, which infuriated Lucy."But if you want, I can give this stamp set to Re
Unlike many wealthy kids, Renee was quite restrained with her spending. She had never spent recklessly and often saved leftover money. Of course, when she wanted something beyond her budget, she would act cute and ask her Daddy or Morgan to buy it for her.Lisa was the least susceptible to her charms, so Renee didn’t dare to bother her!When they arrived at the exhibition, Renee’s eyes sparkled with excitement. There were so many adorable Sleepy Cat merchandise! They're all so cute! She wanted a lot of them, but realizing her limited budget, she knew she needed a sponsor! The best one was right beside her: Morgan!"Morgan," she said, flashing him a super bright smile.Seeing her like this, Morgan immediately knew she wanted to ask him for something. "What is it? Do you want me to buy you Sleepy Cat merchandise?""You’re so smart, Morgan! No wonder so many girls in our class like you and asked me for your phone number!" Renee praised him.As soon as she mentioned it, Morgan'
"Okay," Renee replied obediently, snuggling up to Morgan and acting cute. "Take me to the exhibition, Morgan! I know you’re the best. You’ll definitely take me, right?"Morgan pursed his lips. At 15, he was no longer a little boy. Although Renee was only 8, she was his destined wife.He had been protecting her since the day she was born. At first, he thought that he would only marry her because according to the family prophecy, she was the one most suitable for him. Over the years, however, he realized that his feelings for her ran deeper than he had initially thought.He found himself wanting to help her fulfill her wishes, and would clean up the mess when she caused trouble. Things had become different from what he had expected, but he welcomed them. He felt grateful that she was the one who was destined for him!With her by his side for the rest of his life, he would never feel lonely."Will you get into fights again?" Morgan asked."No more fighting, I promise!" Renee quickly