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A Heart Taken in Vain Chapter 1
After my daughter, Charlotte Sullivan, and I were in a car accident, we were sent to the hospital separately. Because there were no surgeons at the hospital, they couldn't perform the surgery on her.I passed out after I got hit. Somehow, my soul detached from my body. While my body was placed on a hospital bed, my spirit floated beside Charlotte, frantic with worry.I was anxious. The nurses in the emergency room were distressed too."Where's Dr. Sullivan? This little girl is in a critical condition!""I've already told him about it. He said he would come later. That kid is throwing a tantrum at the park, and he's refusing to come home before getting the biggest prize.""Charles Sullivan needs to sort out his priorities. This child is about to die!"Charles Sullivan?Hearing the familiar name, I realized that Charlotte had been sent to the hospital where my husband worked.He was the best pediatric surgeon in town. With him here, Charlotte would definitely be saved.One of th
A Heart Taken in Vain Chapter 2
That night, after Charles had left, Charlotte had kept asking to see him. "Daddy promised that you two would spend the day with me on my birthday. Where did he go? Is he still angry with me?"She'd wiped her tears away sadly. "I'll be good from now on and won't upset Xavier again."Xavier was Charles' first love, Ruby's, son. He'd been born with congenital defects. After Ruby had gotten divorced, she'd taken him to Charles' hospital.Since then, Charles wouldn't stop talking about Xavier. At home, he'd scold Charlotte constantly, saying that she was spoiled and childish.Even when Xavier had torn up Charlotte's doll or messed up her hair, it had somehow always been Charlotte's fault.Charlotte had cried a lot that day. The next time Xavier had come over, she'd run to her room and refused to come out.Charles had dragged her out coldly once and forced her to apologize to Xavier. I'd done all I could to smooth things over and calm everyone down.Remembering this, I'd felt a pang o
A Heart Taken in Vain Chapter 3
When I came back to my senses, I threw myself at Ruby. I would've torn her apart if I could.How dare she? How dare she try and harm my daughter?However, every punch I swung passed through her, as harmless as air.I looked over at Charles, pleading silently in my heart, "Please don't agree to this. I know you love her. I'll let you be with her. We can get a divorce!"I don't want anything from you. I just want Charlotte to be alive and healthy! Didn't you say that as a doctor, you were willing to sacrifice everything to dedicate yourself to saving your patients? You can't betray your oath!"Charles didn't hear my pleas at all.In despair, I watched him nod lightly, his face pale. "I'll do it."At the moment he agreed, I saw Xavier, who was supposed to be unconscious on the bed, open his eyes. He exchanged a look of triumph with Ruby.No matter how much I screamed and broke down in hysterics, Charles still made his way to Charlotte's room.I was crying on the inside as I clung
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Charlotte reached out, trying to reach Charles. She was cold, and she wanted her father to hug her. Just as her cold fingers touched Charles' finger, he swatted her away. His face was ashen as he backed away. He couldn't even look at her."Rest… rest in peace," he muttered softly. "Your family hasn't come looking for you yet, so they probably don't care about you. You should find yourself a better family in your next life…"I lunged at him, trying to push him away from Charlotte.How could he be so cruel? How could he say something like that to a child?Charlotte was my precious daughter, the most wonderful thing to happen to me. I cared about her. I cared about her a lot!Tears of blood streamed from my eyes. I watched, my vision blurry, as Charlotte took her last breath.…When I opened my eyes again, I was in a quiet hospital room.The nurse breathed a sigh of relief when she saw me wake up. "You were unconscious for too long from just a concussion. I was really worried."
A Heart Taken in Vain Chapter 5
I laughed, wiping away the tears that had formed in my tears, and stood up, holding on to the bed frame for support.Then, I slapped Charles hard across the face.He stared at me in disbelief as I said, "You have no right to call yourself Charlotte's father."Ruby barged in. When she saw the red mark on Charles' face, she was startled, but she ignored it. She turned to me and pleaded, "Anne, I beg you, please agree to the organ donation. Your daughter is dead. You can't let Xavier die with her!"She was crying, tears and snot streaking down her face. "If you give Xavier Charlotte's heart, it would be like giving her a second life!"Charles grabbed Ruby in terror. "What are you talking about? Charlotte didn't die! Anne lied. She's doing this to take revenge on me!"Ruby looked panicked at his questioning. "I… I saw Charlotte in the morgue," she stammered. "They took off the bandages on her face. It's really her!"Charles swayed like he was unable to keep himself up.He pushed
A Heart Taken in Vain Chapter 6
Seven years ago, Charles' family had forced him to go on a blind date with me. The first time we'd met, he'd told me bluntly that he loved someone else. I'd told him I'd understood, thinking that would be the last time we would meet. To my surprise, he'd contacted me again two months later. "You like me, right? Let's get married."To tell the truth, I had liked him. For me, it had been love at first sight.I'd been so happy at the time. Afraid that he would change his mind, I'd immediately hurried both our families through the necessary formalities.He hadn't shown any interest in the wedding preparations even then. He'd kept saying he was busy and had no time.Doctors were busy. I'd understood that.Later, I'd heard from someone else that a week before he'd contacted me, his first love had gotten married.To say that I'd had no other thoughts about that would be a lie.However, at the time, I'd naively thought that maybe he'd felt a little something for me too. After all, a
A Heart Taken in Vain Chapter 7
Charles ignored my insults and pulled me into the living room. "We're a family. We should always be together. Let's go find Charlotte."He cleared out a space on the couch and sat down, trying to get me to sit beside me.I watched coldly as he lost his mind, refusing to move. He looked unhappy about that, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he turned on the TV.I glanced at it and froze. Playing on the TV was our home's surveillance footage.Holding the remote control, Charles began going through each piece of footage, keeping up a commentary for me as he did. "This is her coming home from kindergarten. She's practicing her dancing here. This is—""That's enough!" I cut him off sharply. I didn't want to watch any more.When I saw Charlotte's lively figure on TV, I couldn't help but remember what she looked like in the morgue.For me, this was sheer torture.Charles had always been like this. Having been married to each other for seven years, we both know how to strike each oth
A Heart Taken in Vain Chapter 8
Panic flashed on Ruby's face. Hastily, she explained, "Charles and I are just friends. Don't say things that aren't true!"I scoffed. "I haven't even said anything. How can you be sure that's why I don't want to donate?""Then why?" Ruby replied instinctively. Then, she flushed, realizing her mistake. "There's nothing improper between us. You're just paranoid, thinking everyone's out to get you!"I looked at one of the reporters at the front. "Did Ruby tell you she's Charles' first love?"There was a murmur of disapproval from the crowd."So you're refusing to donate your daughter's organs to her son because you're jealous?"The reporters had been paid off by Ruby, so they tried to twist my words. They wanted to paint me as a jealous woman who would let a child die out of pettiness.I took out my phone and played a recording. Charles' voice sounded, echoing around the funeral hall. "You found out about my plan for a divorce, didn't you? Are you trying to threaten me with this?
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