chapter 15


    “Benjamin isn’t just anyone else. He’s the man who saved my life,” stated Kathleen as a look of


    utmost sorrow formed on her face. Samuel felt that this was a rather ridiculous line of reasoning. “I’ll


    leave since you don’t want to see me,” dered Samuel calmly as he shot a long and meaningful


    nce at her before he turned to leave. Kathleen felt utterly helpless at that moment. At the rate


    things were going, she felt like she had no choice but to donate her bone marrow to Nicolette, but at


    the same time, she couldn’t fathom how someone could turn out to be that greedy. To be fair,


    Kathleen knew that she was being greedy herself. She wanted the opportunity to stay by Samuel’s


    side and fervently hoped that he would notice her and fall in love with her. When it came down to it,


    she realized that she paled inparison to even a moth that dove straight into a me. This was


    because the me that represented Samuel didn’t burn for her in the first ce. Forget it… I’m


    exhausted. We should just finalize the divorce earlier. I can’t wait to leave this ce. I don’t want to


    see anyone else get hurt because of me… With that, Kathleen took a moment and calmed herself


    down before she slipped her shoes on and padded out of the sick room. She wanted to drop by to


    check in on how Benjamin was doing. Just as she arrived at the entrance to his room, she saw


    Gemma seated diligently on a chair ced right outside. She walked over and asked, “Didn’t you go


    home, Gem?” Gemma’s eyes were swollen red as she turned to face Kathleen and shook her head


    vigorously. Kathleen was worried and asked, “How can you continue on like this? You need to take


    good care of yourself at a time like this. After staying up through the night, you should head home to


    get a good rest.” “Don’t bother persuading me, Kathleen. I won’t go. I’ll never leave Benjamin’s


    side,” dered Gemma in a raspy voice. Kathleen pursed her lips as she replied, “Even so, this isn’t


    the way to go. You haven’t been eating or resting sufficiently. How can your body continue to go


    through such torture?” “I’m afraid, Kathleen!” eximed Gemma as she wrapped her arms around


    herself to seek some measure offort. She added, “I’m afraid that he won’t be around anymore


    by the time I wake up, just like what happened with my mom and dad. They said that they were


    going on duty, but they ultimately never returned!” “That won’t happen, Gemma. Benjamin will be


    fine. I promise you that,” replied Kathleen soothingly as she sat down gently beside her and


    wrapped her in a warm embrace. “I’ve already lost both my parents, Kathleen. I can’t afford to lose


    my brother as well. What you don’t know is that my life was a living hell back then when I had just


    gotten adopted. I missed my parents, my brother, and you as well. I survived through that hell and


    finally got the chance to make contact with Benjamin. He’s thest remnant of a family that I have,”


    wailed Gemma in her raspy voice which was punctuated by the asional sniffle. Kathleen didn’t


    know how to respond. Gemma blew her nose and continued, “Benjamin and I aren’t as fortunate as


    you. Old Mrs. Macari seems to like you so much! You’re basically living in paradise! Although


    Benjamin and I may not be living in a literal hell, we do look upon you sometimes with the


    asional tinge of jealousy. If something were to happen to him, I would truly be left utterly alone in


    this world.” “Nothing will happen to Benjamin, Gemma! I’ll stay by your side and wait till he regains


    consciousness,” promised Kathleen as she gripped Gemma’s hands reassuringly. “Kathleen…”


    wailed Gemma as she dove right into Kathleen’s embrace and began sobbing earnestly. Despite


    her best efforts, Gemma ultimately couldn’t hold her emotions at bay anymore and let it all out.


    Kathleen patted her lightly on the back and consoled her. “I’ll stay by your side and wait with you


    until he wakes up. Don’t worry. Don’t be afraid.” Gemma grunted and nodded her head in


    acknowledgment. Just like that, the pair continued to sit on the chairs, and the silence continued for


    some time. Kathleen was about to offer to get some food for Gemma when she suddenly saw


    Wynnie making her way over hurriedly. “Mom,” greeted Kathleen awkwardly. Why is Wynnie here?


    “I went over to your ce to look for you but saw that both you and Samuel weren’t around. Later


    on, Maria told me that you were hospitalized. What happened to you? Are you feeling difort


    anywhere?” asked Wynnie worriedly. “I’m fine, Mom,” replied Kathleen as she gently shook her


    head. She added, “Sorry for the wasted trip you made.” “What’s there to apologize for? You should


    have told us the second you got hospitalized! It’s such a huge matter! You’ll only make us more


    worried and hurt by hiding it from us like this,” admonished Wynnie with a frown. “Sorry…” repeated


    Kathleen as she lowered her head in shame to look at her feet. Although she acted that way, she


    knew that Wynnie truly was worried for her. At that point, Gemma suddenly interjected and asked in


    surprise, “Kathleen, is this your Mom?” Kathleen regained her senses and replied, “Let me


    introduce you. Gemma, this is my mother-inw, Wynnie. Mom, this is my good friend, Gemma. Her


    brother is the one who saved my life.” Wynnie was taken aback by this revtion and repeated,


    “The one who saved your life?” Kathleen hesitated for a moment but eventually shared the details of


    the incident with Wynnie. She knew that there was no way she could keep such a huge and


    monumental incident under wraps for long. Once Wynnie had taken in the torrent of new


    information, her eyes were cold as she asked, “You’re saying that someone wanted to kill you?”


    Kathleen only nodded in agreement. “I know what to do now. Don’t worry, I’ll follow up on this


    matter,” replied Wynnie firmly. Not only was she awyer, but she also knew she had to take charge


    of this matter since Kathleen was her daughter-inw, after all. Wynnie turned to face Gemma and


    decisively said, “Thank you, Gemma, for your brother’s efforts to save Kathleen. It’s not ideal for


    you to stay here all night to keep an eye on him as well. Why don’t you head home to rest for now?


    I’ll arrange for someone toe over to look after him in the meantime. I’ll let you know


    immediately if anything crops up.” However, Gemma was still unwilling to leave and tried to protest.


    “But…” “Don’t worry, Gemma,” repeated Wynnie. She had spoken firmly and was extremely


    persuasive in her tone. Finally, Gemma gave in and nodded as she replied, “All right then.” With


    that, she took her leave and headed back first. Wynnie eyed Kathleen for a moment before she


    asked, “Why are you here alone? Where’s Samuel?” Kathleen opened her mouth to speak but


    ultimately didn’t know what to say. Wynnie took this in and snorted derisively before she turned and


    headed straight for the elevator. “Mom!” yelled Kathleen as she chased after her. However, Wynnie


    had already gotten in the elevator and was headed up. Kathleen started to shake and had


    goosebumps at the thought of what was about to happen next. She knew that Wynnie would not


    speak too kindly to Nicolette the second she arrived at where Nicolette and Samuel were.


    Furthermore, Samuel would assume that Wynnie was able to find him because she had told on him.


    For her part, Wynnie had long known which room Nicolette was recuperating in. After all, she had a


    reputation to maintain in Jadeborough, and she had been around for long enough to have eyes and


    ears everywhere. She was about to barge in when she heard Nicolette speak. Thetter said,


    “Samuel, tell me the truth! Is Kathleen the one you mentioned that has a matching bone marrow


    type with me?” “Yes, it’s her,” replied Samuel coldly. Nicolette sounded aggrieved as she asked, “So


    she’s not willing to donate her bone marrow to me?” “I’ll persuade her,” replied Samuel coldly. “How


    can she be this selfish, Samuel?” whined Nicolette as she burst pitifully into tears. She continued,


    “In the first ce, we were separated from one another all because of her. The three full years that


    she has had with you were all stolen from me! Now that my life is dwindling to an end, all I want is


    for her to return me that period of stolen time! I want those three years back from her.” Samuel’s


    face was dark yet mysterious as he replied, “I’ll find a way to get her to agree.” Nicolette sobbed


    and continued, “She married you because she had designs on the Macari family’s wealth, Samuel! I


    can understand that since she doesn’t have parents at all. She would have felt more secure with a


    sizeable fortune by her side. We can always give her more money, or perhaps, I can even kneel


    and beg her if she’s still not satisfied!” “Why the hell would you have to kneel before her?” asked


    Samuel with a tinge of anger. Nicolette’s eyes darkened in response, but her voice remained


    unsteady as she countered, “Is she refusing to donate her bone marrow because she can’t bear to


    leave you, Samuel?” Samuel didn’t respond to her statement, and his face remained icy cold.


    “Samuel, if all else fails, why don’t you just go along with what she wants? Pretend not to divorce


    her so that she’ll willingly donate her bone marrow. After some time, you can try to find another way


    to get a divorce and get rid of her. What do you think? I’m sure you’ll find a way once you put your


    mind to it,” proposed Nicolette as she shot him a long and meaningful look. However, Samuel coolly


    dered, “We don’t have to go through all that trouble. Three days. I’ll make sure she willingly


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