Chapter 7

When I heard that, I turned to my mom and asked, "Mom, what do you mean by that?"

My mom tore away Ciara's last shred of dignity.

It turned out that my dad had been diagnosed with cancer back then. Shortly before he passed away, Ciara approached him. She begged him to find a heart donor for her transplant.

Heart transplants were subject to strict regulations in our country, and heart donors were incredibly scarce. At that time, my dad had already retired and had no obligation to help her, so there was no reason for him to agree to such a request.

However, Ciara threatened my dad. She told him that she would take Joel away from me if he didn't find her a heart.

My father loved me deeply. Thus, he agreed to give her his heart to ensure my marriage remained intact.

But before doing so, they made an agreement—if Ciara accepted my dad's heart, she could never show herself in front of Joel again.

Now, the heart beating in Ciara's chest was my dad's heart.

Tears fell from the corner o