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But as Rory really grew on Henry, he could see that she really thought of him as her father, and he treated her as his daughter in turn.Nonetheless, Jimmy snorted. "What does Rory Cook have to do with me? Who do you think she is? Why should I sacrifice my dreams to save her? You want me to donate my kidney to her? Not in this lifetime!" And with that, he took Tina's hand and turned to leave.As Linda saw that Henry was not stopping them, she promptly tugged on him. "Are you just going to let him go?! What about Rory?!""No." He shook his head. "Jimmy is competing by the end of the month. Stop obsessing over him—I'll get Rory another donor."Jimmy's words just reminded Henry about the tournament, and that Jimmy was not representing himself but the whole nation.Rory's life mattered, but saving her should not come at such a cost.Linda's lips twitched, as she really wanted to argue.So what if Jimmy had to give up on the tournament?It was not like he was going to win gold—eve
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Jimmy had already been transferred to a ward when Tina arrived at the hospital he was in.She ran into his teammate on the way there, who was going out for a smoke in the fire escape stairs, and paused when he saw Tina.Tina was gasping as she ran all the way there and asked him gingerly, "Is Jimmy alright?"Why a traffic accident, and at this time?She did not dare to think how devastated Jimmy would be after he had worked so hard for years but still could not accomplish his dream."He's safe, but one of his wrists is thoroughly hurt," the teammate said somberly. "And the doctor is saying that it's disabled."He was like a brother to Jimmy and knew better than anyone how hard Jimmy had worked to get gold.But now, Jimmy could not even compete with his wrist disabled.Tina staggered backward at the news, the rim of her eyes reddened as tears soon covered her face.It took her a long while to stop crying and wipe the tears off her face, compose herself, and head inside.The do
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However, Tina was even more tearful as she saw that Jimmy's eyes were bloodshot, but he still played it down anyway.She turned away to wipe away her tears before they could fall. "I get it—you have a stout heart, and nothing ever gets you down! You're the best, Jimmy Jones!"She was not about to let him down and played along to feign calmness, as if she was not sad."Exactly!" Jimmy grinned.But even as they feigned nonchalance, the somber mood in the room lingered, until Jimmy's teammate entered with the cops, who were there to take his witness' account, in tow.Once they confirmed Jimmy was in a state to talk, they first asked for a summary of what happened before telling them about their investigation."We thought it was a run-of-the-mill accident too, until we found the car camcorder."The driver wasn't drunk before he crashed into you—he only drank after you showed up."And it was deliberate, unlike the drunk-driving he claimed it was."Still, he was quite tight-lipped a
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"Henry Barnes! There really isn't an ounce of humanity in you!"Livid, Tina could rip Henry to shreds right then.Was Rory really so important that he did not care who he hurt?!On the other hand, Henry had one hand on Rory and the other on the bowl.Tina had rushed over so quickly that he did not have time to move.Watching as the soup splashed toward them, he leaned forward instinctively to shield Rory in his arms.The scalding soup hence rained over his back and hand, the skin on his forearm turning red immediately in front of his rolled up sleeves.However, he was not worried about himself, instead quickly looking downward at Rory and asking worriedly, "Are you alright, Rory? Did you get burned?""No, Daddy. I'm fine," Rory replied, but her face was clearly pale from fright.Still, she quickly noticed his scalded arm despite being scared. "Does it hurt, Daddy?"She cried even harder, blowing on his arm as she did.Henry's eyes appeared pained as he watched her and patted
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Rory was still young, but she had already inherited Linda's two-faced nature—even as she grabbed Tina's arms, she sunk her nails into Tina's skin.After all, Rory knew full well that Linda really hated Tina.If Linda knew she hurt Tina, Linda would definitely be very happy.Tina's expression was cold, however, as she could feel sick if Linda or Rory so much as touched her.Still, Rory was just a child and sick on top of that, so she did not get too violent despite her disgust and only shook Rory off.However…"Argh!"As soon as Tina shook Rory off, Rory suddenly fell backward, hitting her head on the headboard with an audible thud.She had seen it done on TV, and Linda would sometimes do the same thing too.Everytime it was done, the people who 'hurt' them would never be able to defend themselves and get hated.Rory wanted Henry to hate Tina, and she wanted Linda and Henry to be together, so that Henry would not leave Linda!However, she was just a child and misjudged her fa
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Henry then turned toward the doctor standing nearby. "Keep Rory stable before I get back."Seeing the look in Henry's eyes, the doctor did not hesitate and nodded. "Yes, Mr. Barnes!"He did not even ask when Henry would be back."Henry…"Linda kept sobbing uncontrollably, looking at Henry tearfully expectantly, pinning all her hopes on him."Just wait. I'll be back—I'll save Rory," he growled as he strode out without delay, calling Yancy as he did.-As soon as Tina returned to Jimmy's ward, Jimmy was watching her worriedly. "Are you alright?""Yeah." Tina nodded, feeling guilty as she stared at his hand.She knew that there was no point going to Henry when she could not do anything to him, but she was just too upset, and her heart bled for Jimmy.Sighing, she said, "I'm sorry.""What are you apologizing for? Don't blame yourself for everything!"Jimmy snorted and flicked her on the forehead. "It's the driver and the people who made him do it who should be apologizing. It's
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Henry's fingers clenched around the organ donation papers, as Jimmy had hit him where it hurt.Still, he soon pushed the agony from Sophie's death to the back of his mind—his priority was to make Jimmy sign the organ donation papers and arrange for the kidney transplant surgery for Rory."Jimmy Jones—we are talking about Rory right now," Henry said."There's nothing to talk about." Jimmy snorted. "My kidneys are mine, and it's up to me whether I donate them. And I'll say it again—her death means nothing to me. Stop bothering me, because I'll never do it."If she dies, it's her mother's sins piling on her, invoking comeuppance. If she dies sooner, then it's the powers that be deciding that it's time to punish evil!"The brat was already twisted at seven—if she got older, she might even outshine Linda and become a plague upon society.Nonetheless, Henry's expression turned cold. "Don't push me!""Or what, are you going to steal my kidneys?" Jimmy retorted, fearless.They were tal
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Worried about her mother's condition, Tina reached Yancy's office at top speed, not even stopping to knock as she entered.Staring at Yancy, she asked anxiously, "What happened to my mother?""Please sit. Let's talk…" Yancy told her, way more polite now that he knew Henry loved Tina.As Tina did so, Yancy made her tea and put the cup in front of her.Tina was not in the mood but forced a smile. "Thanks."She did not drink either and stared at Yancy, waiting for him to speak first.However, Yancy slowly sipped his tea, as he thought about how to go on at length about Mrs. Smith's condition, so that he could buy time as Henry instructed.They were not doing any harm, so Yancy did not ask questions and tried to drag this out as Henry had asked."Well, Ms. Smith, your mother is…"Tina listened attentively, but realized something was wrong in ten minutes.Yancy offered nothing definitive—he looked like he was talking about her mother but did not say anything clear on Mrs. Smith's
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And seeing how sad Tina was, John felt doubt—should he really tell Tina that he had seen a girl that really resembled Sophie abroad?Even if he was just driving past the young girl, he was very sure that the girl's face was identical with Sophie's from photos two years ago, albeit with a larger face and without that silly sweet smile she used to have.She was in another car, but her gaze was colder than what one would expect of a child around seven.After that encounter, John sent everyone he had to look but failed to find the girl again.But he found nothing, so John thought it inappropriate to tell Tina recklessly.With hope came disappointment, and with disappointment came more pain.He could just keep looking on his own and then tell Tina later.And caught in her own misery, Tina never noticed the twitch in John's eyes.Even after the movie was over and she calmed down, her eyes were still red.John held her hand and led her outside, and he noticed that her hands were cold
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Tina was not about to let Linda win, as she knew that Linda just wanted to piss her off.She remained impassive as she watched Linda and waited until Linda smiled smugly to slap her repeatedly until her lips bled."Mess with me again, and there'll be another beating waiting."With that, she flung Linda on the ground and drove off.Even as she drove, she had to tell herself she must not get upset because of Henry.But she could not help thinking about the video she had watched—how gentle Henry was with Rory, and there was no faking that loving gaze.And that intimacy with Rory was what Sophie had wanted the most in life.Even if Henry now knew that Linda was not Orange, he still treasured Rory.Tina did not care how Henry felt about Linda, but she could not ignore how Henry felt about Rory.Everything Rory had was rightfully Sophie's.Driving back to the hospital, Tina took a moment to compose herself, fighting back her grief, and only alighted when she looked normal.Just as
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Mrs. Smith was naturally indignant—Linda had only suffered a couple of days of online backlash for what she had done to Jimmy, barely a sliver of what she had put Jimmy and Tina through!However, Tina pulled her phone from her grasp. "Mom, your concern right now is to get better. Don't worry about it—just rest."Since she could not enjoy more of Linda's suffering, Mrs. Smith quickly fell asleep, since she was not interested in celebrity gossip.And once she did, Tina's eyes turned cool.She knew she could not count on Henry and felt indignation for Jimmy and her mother, seeing how quickly he had spared Linda.The sight of him kneeling before Mrs. Smith was all the more laughable now.Still, she did not bother herself with Henry and thought of Zach Foster instead.After Zach scapegoated himself for Linda, there was no way he could have brought the evidence with him into jail.And John had already bought the house Zach retained after he was freed the first time, having sent his p
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And the instant Henry nodded, Linda, who sat in a corner and kept her head down, looked utterly gleeful.Rory was really useful!Did Tina think she had won?Tina's daughter was dead, and it was Linda's daughter who had taken her place!Even if Tina was now more important to Henry, it was not over between her and Henry as long as her daughter pulled her weight."Thanks, Daddy! I love you!" And hearing that Henry was giving in, she finally stopped crying and gave him a peck on the cheek.Her cheeks were still covered in tears, but Henry did not avoid her despite his clean freak tendencies."Oh, Rory!" Linda pretended to stop her, quickly pulling out a tissue and seizing the moment to initiate physical contact with Henry.However, she had not even reached Henry when he turned away, pulling out some wet wipes nearby to clear Rory's tears from his face.As he did, he shot Linda a cool look.He never said outright that he was rejecting her, but his body language and the look in h
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The floor was a complete mess, with a janitor and the care worker cleaning it up together.As soon as Rory saw Henry, she promptly spread her arms, calling out miserably and raspily, "Daddy…"Henry strode up, the pain in his eyes clear as he saw the bruises on her face and hands—even the braids he tied for her this morning were now a lopsided mess."What happened?" Henry sat by Rory's bed and held her, his large hand gently patting her back to comfort her while turning sharply toward Rory's care worker.Before Rory's care worker could speak, Linda heard him and hastily picked up a jacket as she came out, sniffling, "I'm sorry, Henry—I brought this upon Rory. It's all my fault for not protecting Rory… I didn't think that they'd follow me to Rory's room."She really was in worse shape than Rory too, what with her hair disheveled, egg yolk and scraps of food still clinging disgustingly on her hair, and the scratch marks visible all over her face, neck, and hands.Her clothes were to
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Linda thought that Henry would distance himself from Rory as well after she was exposed and was surprised that Rory placed much higher in Henry's heart than she imagined.Even if he despised her now, he could not bear to see Rory hurt at all.She still had a chance!With that in mind, she sent away Rory's care worker—since Henry hired that woman, she might rat her out.And once the care worker was gone, Linda turned to level a tender gaze at Rory, who cringed as if by instinct.She yearned for her mother's tenderness but was also afraid of it.After all, different degrees of hurt would come whenever her mother gave her that look.Nonetheless, Linda gave Rory a peck on the cheek as she whispered into her ear, instructing her with the most gentle tone.When she finished, she asked, "Do you remember everything I said?""Yes, Mommy," Rory replied, nodding tamely.Like she always did, she repeated everything Linda said, word for word.Linda gave Rory another peck on the cheek as
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Rory leveled a clingy smile at Henry and was sweet toward him because her mother might get upset if he left."Okay." Henry nodded. Rory's cheeks were very pale as she just had her surgery, and he had trouble saying no to her when she was in that condition.He was disappointed in Linda, but he earnestly liked Rory and did not want to involve children in a feud between adults.As such, even if he meant to destroy Linda, he told the care worker and every medical staff on the floor to keep Rory in the dark.With that in mind, he sat down beside Rory and picked up her storybook, going along even though she had asked him to read the longest story in it.It was a picture of bliss as he read the story in his dulcet tone, while Rory continued to stare at him worshipfully.Still, it all came to a stop when Linda showed up.She had used up most of her money and could not hire help to clear her name. Hence, worried that there would be another lynch mob incident like at the mall, she kept
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However, the security guards were not really going all out to stop the mob either, and Linda was still hit by the flying projectiles as she was escorted away.As she was trending, when photos of her miserable state were uploaded online, she immediately reached top ten, as if it was only natural.And Mrs. Smith had been monitoring the online trends over the past couple days.Even if Linda was not brought to justice, she still more or less felt some satisfaction out of seeing countless netizens condemning Linda.As such, she also quickly saw that video of Linda being subject to everyone's contempt as soon as she was released as there was no evidence against her.Even if she did not feel completely relieved, just seeing Linda in that sorry state eased the frustration straining her heart.She watched it repeatedly too, muttering under breath as she did, "Guess you finally behaved like a human being."As long as Henry stopped taking Linda's side, her dear Tina would not suffer more g
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Seeing that the cabbie gave up without a fight, Linda shot him a look of disdain and spat, "Loser!"Peasants would always be peasants—he did not even have the balls to retort!However, the cabbie simply watched her despite her glare of disdain without reacting and kept driving steadily.Linda snorted audibly in turn, rearing her chin while looking outside the window.She finally got slight relief from the frustration of being locked up for forty-eight hours, after all.Nonetheless, the commercial district where she was at was bustling with activity since it was the weekend.The cabbie also made sure to stop where there were most people. Once Linda alighted after paying and steered her wheelchair out of the car, the cabbie suddenly yelled at the crowd, "Look, everyone! It's Linda Cook!"His call was like a clap of thunder, and the crowd was at once restless.She was already slightly famous online because of her relationship with Henry over the last two years.Her fame only sk
