Chapter 2

A confirmation email from the conservatory arrived within seconds.

My phone let out a quiet chime.

The door swung wide open, and Vincent stepped out, looking startled.

When he saw me standing there, a flash of guilt crossed his face.

He grabbed my hands and asked with concern, "Selena, when did you get back? Why are you crying?"

My fingers brushed against my cheeks.

Only then did I realize my face was soaked in tears.

Through my blurred vision, his concern almost looked genuine.

Before I could speak, Chloe stepped out, her eyes dripping with malice.

"Always crying. No wonder your baby chose to die rather than have you as a mother."

The wound that hadn't healed in a month burst open again.

I ripped my hand out of Vincent's grip and swung my palm straight at Chloe's face.

Before my hand even grazed her skin, Chloe dramatically collapsed onto the floor, clutching her belly and screaming.

"Ah! She's hitting me! Vincent, my stomach hurts so much!"

Vincent's face darkened instantly. He knelt down to scoop Chloe into his arms.

When he looked back up at me, his gaze was full of fury.

"Selena! What is wrong with you? Acting like a psycho, throwing hands for no reason?"

I curled my lips into a bitter sneer.

Vincent saw it. He knew my hand never even touched her.

Yet he still chose to side with her lies.

The very last shred of hope inside me died.

Ignoring them, I walked past them into the apartment and pulled out my suitcase.

Vincent gently helped Chloe inside. When he saw me packing my clothes, he froze.

He let go of Chloe, rushed over, and gripped my wrist so hard it bruised.

"Selena! What are you doing? You attack someone and now you're running away?"

I didn't answer him. My eyes were fixed on the document inside my bedside drawer.

"I, Selena, hereby voluntarily consent to donate all of my organs upon death to anyone in need..."

My signature was scribbled at the bottom.

Except I had never signed any organ donor waiver.

Vincent's eyes followed mine, and pure panic washed over his face.

He snatched the document away, babbling excuses.

"Selena, listen to me, this paper..."

Before he could finish, Chloe chimed in with a smug smirk.

"Selena, you already sold one kidney. Why be so stingy with the rest of your body?"

A sudden chill cut into my bones.

Vincent had forged my signature. All for Chloe.

Vincent shot Chloe a venomous glare, and she finally shut her mouth, though her eyes were still mocking me.

Vincent grabbed my hand again, his voice trembling.

"Selena, let me explain..."

I ripped my hand away and let out a broken laugh.

"Explain what? Explain why the kidney I gave up to pay your debt ended up inside Chloe? Or explain why a billionaire CEO pretended to be a broke delivery driver just to play games with me?"

Vincent and Chloe froze in place.