Chapter 170 Far From Happy Ending


    Be nced at the line of patients waiting outside and said impatiently, "If you''ve got something to say, make it quick. This is a ce for treating patients. If you''re not sick, your shouldn''t be here." Simon lowered his head slightly. "Alice is gone. You''re my only daughter now...


    Be froze, tempted to ask for details but stopped herself. "Oh? So, your daughter died, and now, you somehow think it''s my responsibility?


    Simon shook his head. "That''s not what I mean, I just thought you should know. Her mother donated her kidney, but the transnt didn''t go well. The kidney wasn''t in great condition, and the rejection was severe... She couldn''t pull through." Be said nothing. In the end, it felt like he was still ming her, wasn''t he?


    All because she hadn''t agreed to donate her kidney back then. And now, he''de to her after Alice''s death. What good could possiblye of this?


    Seeing her cold expression, Simon''s eyes started to well up with tears. "I know I''ve let you and your mother down in so many ways. The only thing I want now is to make it up to you. I don''t expect you to acknowledge me as your father... Just let me do something for you...


    Be frowned, her voice icy. "Repeating the same thing over and over doesn''t make it any less meaningless. You have no right to mention my mother. If you''re not here for treatment, leave. Can''t you see all the people waiting behind you?"


    Simon stood up, gave her onest, lingering look, and left a piece of paper with his phone number on it before walking out.


    Time had clearly taken its toll on him. Losing his daughter had aged him, leaving him looking worn and defeated.


    Watching him appear so pitiful in front of her felt like a tant attempt to gain her sympathy.


    And although Be felt a slight pang of pity, she clenched her fist so tightly that her nails left marks on her skin. She stopped herself from softening.N?velDrama.Org owns all content.


    Simon didn''t deserve an ounce of herpassion. And yet, he still dared to show up, getting


    in her way over and over.


    Every time Be closed her eyes, she was haunted by the image of Dorothy, skeletal and unrecognizable in her final days. Late realizations and half-hearted gestures of responsibility felt utterly pointless now.


    She nced briefly at the piece of paper Simon had left, then tossed it into the trash. She had blocked several of his numbers already. This was just another one she had no intention of keeping.


    Chapter 170 For From Happy Ending


    By lunchtime, she was too tired to go out, so she ordered some takeout instead.


    As she started eating, she ran inton, who sat down across from her. "Takeout again? If


    you''re going to eat, at least get something decent. All you have is vegetables. What are you, at rabbit?"


    Be replied casually, "Can''t a girl go on a diet? By the way... did you see the news?"


    Be noticed his reaction and found it a bit strange. "The news about Amber getting married."


    He rxed almost instantly. "Oh, that... Yeah, I saw it. Not surprising. Do you have any thoughts about it?"


    Be shook her head. "Not really. If I said I felt sorry for her, you''d probably just think I''m being a hypocrite."


    "Adults have to be ountable for their actions. Thinking about it that way, maybe you don''t need to feel any sympathy for her at all."n was good at "reframing" things, and he summed up the situation well. But in the end, was still a far cry from a happy ending. That afternoon, when Be got home from work, she happened to walk by Dominic''s room and overheard him on the phone. She wouldn''t have paused, except she caught the name "Amber" and found herself stopping in her tracks, almost against her will.