Chapter 410


    The radio host talked about the ten-year-old daughter of an old couple in Ackleton who was suffering


    from leukemia.


    The couple had an interesting backstory. They used to have a son who was in the civil defense force


    but lost his life in the line of duty.


    After mourning his death for a long time, the husband proposed to his devastated wife that they should


    have another child to assuage her grief. Thereafter, their daughter was born.


    Unfortunately, she was diagnosed with leukemia just when they thought they could live out their lives


    peacefully.


    After spending huge sums on her medical bills, the old couple was saddled with debt, and yet, they


    failed to gather enough funds for their daughter''s hospitalization fees the next month.


    On New Year''s Day, they could only afford to have a simple meal at home to celebrate. It was the same


    spartan meal that they ate over thest year. In fact, part of it was given to them by their neighbors


    after the olddy begged them for some.


    With tears in his eyes, the pale-looking old man said that he didn''t mind being poor or not being able to


    afford anything. As long as their daughter could be cured, they were willing to sacrifice themselves to


    that end.


    The radio host was ady who spoke with a melodious voice.


    After describing how the surviving family of a deceased veteran was being bogged down by their


    daughter''s condition, she encouraged anyone who was interested in helping to get in touch.


    Thereafter, she read out the old couple''s address.


    As Averymitted it to memory, she found the address to be oddly familiar.


    She remembered passing by the area when she was making one of her rounds together with Cecelia.


    At the end of the program, Avery suggested to Cayden, “Shall we give the old couple and their


    daughter a visit?”


    Her words slightly stunned Cayden. Even though he took pity on them, he felt that were plenty of others


    in worse circumstances, and he couldn''t help them all.


    Moreover, he was a businessman who—for the sake of profit and expanding hispany—had forced


    many otherpanies into bankruptcy, which was the antithesis of helping anyone. In spite of that, he


    had obviously donatedrge sums to charity organizations and for disaster recovery, but all those were


    for the sake of enhancing thepany''s corporate image.


    Thus, he had never experienced anything simr to the pure sympathy Avery felt and the urge to visit


    the victim''s family.


    “Daddy, I want to visit them. The girl is really pitiful!” Rory''s crisp voice rang out from the backseat,


    where she was hugging a beautiful Barbie Doll.


    Even though she was mischievous most of the time, she had a good heart from taking after Avery.


    Zachary, who was holding a tablet in his hands, stopped ying his game and added in a childish


    voice, “Hmm. Coincidentally, we can give the girl the mary gift we received for the new year.”


    At that moment, Avery was proud of how kind-hearted her children were.


    If it weren''t because they were sitting behind in their child car seats, she would have given those two


    angels of hers a kiss each.


    Thereafter, Cayden threw the children a nce when he was surprised by how charitable they were.


    Given thatpassion was something that hecked, he wondered if Avery''s genes were more


    dominant in them.


    With that, Cayden drove their entire family to visit the poor old couple.


    However, despite following the instructions of their GPS navigation, the address was in such an


    obscure ce that they failed to find it. Even after driving around the entire morning, there was still no


    sign of that family.


    Spinning the steering wheel around in resignation, Cayden suggested to Avery, “Why don''t we just


    forget it? Sometimes, they like to make up sob stories on the radio station for the sake of entertaining


    their listeners.”


    From his experience, Cayden knew how cruel the world could be.


    He had encountered many supposedly sad stories that turned out to be no more than a scam.


    Nevertheless, Avery refused to give up.


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    After giving it some thought, she replied, “What if the story is true? What if they can''t even celebrate


    New Year''s Day because of their sick daughter? Why don''t we head over to the radio station instead?


    I''m sure they''ll have more details about the location. I can''t help but sympathize with the old couple.


    After having their son sacrifice his life in a fire, their daughter is now suffering from leukemia. I think we


    should do whatever we can for them.”


    With a nod of acknowledgment, Cayden drove to the radio station.


    The radio station was a small one. When its staff saw that it was none other than Ackleton''s business


    magnate, Cayden, who wanted to make a charity donation, they anxiously gave their station manager a


    call.


    However, Cayden quickly stopped them because he didn''t want the matter to be publicized.


    As for Avery, it was the first time she met employees from a radio station.


    All this while, she had assumed that there were handsome men or gorgeousdies behind the


    melodious voices on the radio. Unfortunately, that fantasy of hers was shattered by reality—everyone


    at the radio station looked ordinary.


    It''s clearly better for the faces behind those voices to remain a mystery.


    Inside the reception room, the station manager inquired politely, “Mr. Moore, how much you like to


    donate together with your wife? Our station will report your charity gesture ordingly.”


    Although the station manager was aware that Cayden wasn''t married, he was sharp enough to discern


    Avery''s status from the twins'' facial features and the affectionate way Cayden looked at her. It was


    evident to him that she was the siblings'' birth mother.


    While in awe of how beautiful the siblings looked, the manager was intrigued by the gentle and kind-


    looking Avery.


    Holding Avery''s hand, Cayden was upset that another man was ogling at her.


    He subsequently blocked the manager''s line of sight and instructed calmly, “There''s no need to report


    it. We''re just trying to do some good.”


    After he responded with an awkward smile, the manager didn''t say another word as he led them to the


    old couple''s house.


    With someone acting as their guide, Cayden quickly located the house in a poor neighborhood on the


    outskirts of the city.


    The three of them lived in a pigeon-hole-like attic, where a thick medicinal smell enveloped the entire


    space.


    It had never crossed Avery''s mind that a slum like this could exist in a bustling city like Ackleton. As the


    realization blew her mind, her heart went out to the old couple.


    Both of them looked like good people from their appearance. However, their hair had all turned white


    even though they were only in their sixties.


    As for their daughter, Sarah, she was a mischievous yet sensible girl. Although her treatment caused


    her to lose all her hair, she adopted a happy-go-lucky attitude toward life instead of wallowing in sorrow.


    At that moment, the family was boiling a pot of soup, but there were barely any ingredients inside other


    than a few pieces of cabbage.


    Surprised to find out that the story on the radio was true, Cayden whipped out a check for a million and


    handed it to the old couple.


    Initially, the cheque was meant to be a mary gift for Jacob''s only son, Seamus.


    Cayden then exined, “Hello, I came here after hearing your story over the radio. This money is for


    your child''s medical fees.”


    Stunned by the amount on the cheque, the old couple didn''t dare ept it until Avery stuffed it into the


    olddy''s hand.