Chapter 12


    “You really don’t have to do this. I’m not that kind of guy. If you’re not up for it, I won’t push you,”


    Edwin said, his voiceced with concern.


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    “I can’t stand owing favors, especially to anyone connected to Heidi,” ra replied with a firmness


    that belied her frail frame. “Mr. Edwin, I hope you haven’t forgotten our arrangement.”


    With a curt nod, ra turned and approached the nurse who had been waiting patiently. “Let’s get


    this bloodwork over with.”


    “ra!”n’s voice crackled with urgency as he pulled her back, his gaze burning into her. “What’s


    with you and Edwin? Are you hiding something from me?”


    Unfazed, ra met his stare, a wry smile ying on her lips. “What, scared I’ll make him my next


    sugar daddy? Don’t worry. Even if I were desperate, I wouldn’t go after your closest friend.”


    After shrugging offn’s grasp, ra walked confidently behind the nurse, leavingn clenching his


    fists as he watched her go.


    Twenty minutester, ra emerged from the room, her small face as pale as a ghost. Her typically


    rosy lips were drained of color, and her eyes, usually so vivid, were now dull. She staggered along


    the corridor, supporting herself against the wall.


    Without hesitation,n scooped her up into his arms, the look in his eyes indescribable. “I’ll take you


    somewhere to rest.”


    But before he could move, a nurse’s voice called from behind. “Mr. Hayes, Ms. Heidi is having a fit.


    She’s crying and asking for you. Please, you need to see her right away.”


    ra watchedn with an unreadable gaze, her pale lips twitching into a bitter smile. Earlier, when


    they had taken her blood, she had felt a wave of dizzying darkness fall across her vision. She had


    been fighting sleep ever since. But in spite of this, she had strived to emerge from her hospital


    room. Seeingn approaching her, a sliver of hope had stirred within her. She wanted to tell him


    that she couldn’t hold on any longer, to whisk her away. Yet, upon hearing the nurse’sment,


    sheughed scornfully. After all, between Heidi and herself,n had never sought her.


    “Ms. ra, allow me to escort you back,” Edwin offered gently, reaching out to support her, but his


    gesture was fervently rejected. She fixed him with a defiant gaze, her voice cold and filled with


    resolve. “Mr. Edwin, our debts are paid, and I won’t bear the burden of owing you anything further.”


    With those words, she began to make her way out, steadying herself against the wall. She felt the


    tremors. running through her legs, the world around her darkening, her strength waned. And yet,


    through sheer willpower, she managed to descend the stairs and slip out from the purview of the


    Campbell family–away fromn’s sight.


    However, she didn’t get far before her body betrayed her, overwhelming darkness blotted out her


    vision as she fell towards the ground.


    Just when she was resigned to her fall, a strong hand grasped her waist. A man’s worried voice


    echoed in her ear, “ra!”