On my wedding day, Adrian Collins’ dear “sister” Vivian Taylor suddenly fainted, and he left me to accompany her to the hospital. My mom, sitting below, witnessed this scene and immediately had a heart attack. Yet, everyone around seemed to be watching the drama unfold, with not a single person offering help. By the time I got her to the hospital, we had missed the critical window for treatment. It was then that Adrian finally called, “Mia Stone, where are you? Vivian’s condition has worsened, and she needs your bone marrow!” “Adrian, let’s break up!” I hung up the phone and turned away. This time, I won’t look back. … Five years ago, I saved Vivian Taylor. After the successful bone marrow transplant, Adrian asked me to stay, saying he wanted to repay me. I stayed with him for five years, and today we were holding our wedding ceremony. Vivian just happened to faint at this moment. I begged him not to leave, but Adrian pried my fingers off, “Mia Stone, it’s a matter of life and death. How can you be so cruel!” He called me cruel, but he didn’t even notice Vivian on the floor below, her eyelashes fluttering slightly, she was clearly faking it! My mom had a heart attack and collapsed on the ground because of this incident, I cried out for help, but not a single person in attendance stepped forward. They all knew who held Adrian’s heart, and now that he had left, it was enough to show that I wasn’t that important, so nobody bothered to help me. In the end, it was a waiter who called for an ambulance, but it was too late. I stared at my mom, covered by a white sheet, lying there silent and still, I couldn’t even cry, my whole body felt frozen. At that moment, Adrian appeared at the hospital, seeing me, he quickly grabbed my arm, “Mia Stone, you’re here just in time, Vivian’s old illness has relapsed, come with me for a check-up!” I shook him off, Adrian was stunned, “Mia Stone!” “Adrian, I don’t owe you anything, I won’t donate bone marrow again.” Adrian hadn’t expected me to talk to him like this, his face immediately darkened, “I’m not asking for your opinion, I’m telling you, come with me!” He was the CEO of a listed company, decisive and always forceful. In the past, I would have certainly agreed,but now, with a life between us, I absolutely refuse to be their mobile bone marrow bank again. However, I had underestimated him, Adrian immediately called his bodyguards, forcibly dragging me into the hospital room for a full examination. Ignoring that my mother’s body was still in the morgue, I screamed hysterically, “Adrian!” “My mom had a heart attack, she’s gone, and you still want to extract my bone marrow. Are you even human!” “I will never forgive you in this lifetime!” A flash of bewilderment crossed Adrian’s face, “What did you say?” My eyes were bloodshot, “Don’t believe me? Go ask!” “So many people saw it at the wedding venue!” Adrian pressed his lips together, silent for a long while before finally saying, “Mia Stone, the dead are gone, the living are what’s most important.” “Don’t you think?” I nearly spat out blood, how could he say such a thing! Of course, in his eyes, no one was as important as his Vivian Taylor. My mom, this sickly person, was just a burden,now that she’s dead, isn’t it exactly what they wanted? I laughed coldly, “I won’t donate. No one can threaten me!” My mom is gone, I will no longer beg him. Adrian’s eyes darkened slightly, a sign of his anger. He was about to explode when a weak female voice came from behind: “It’s okay, if Mia Stone is unwilling, let’s not force her.” Vivian Taylor stood at the door, clutching her chest, looking fragile. Adrian immediately went over and held her in his arms, “No way, you’re the most important, if she won’t donate, I have other ways.” Hearing this, Vivian snuggled into his embrace, giving me a triumphant smile. I suddenly laughed coldly, “I won’t donate. If you have the guts, just kill me!” Adrian’s eyes flashed with a fierce light, but I wasn’t afraid at all, meeting his gaze directly. He said coldly, “You don’t want anything to happen to your mother’s body, do you?” I was stunned for a moment, then a surge of anger rushed up! “Adrian, you dare!” “Donate the bone marrow, and I’ll pretend nothing happened.” He left holding Vivian, and I collapsed on the ground, knowing he would definitely do it.
“Adrian! You’ll regret this!” Hearing my hysterical cries, Adrian froze, but his footsteps only paused briefly before he left without looking back. I took a deep breath, but before I could react, I was lifted up by his bodyguards. “Mr. Collins said that before this, you need to undergo an examination, you can only leave after you’ve donated bone marrow.” I couldn’t help but shout, “This is illegal! Let me go!” But my words carried little weight, I had no way to fight against them. I was dragged to the operating room, when the doctor in a white coat came over with a syringe, I immediately tensed up. He reminded me, “Think about your mother. Don’t resist unnecessarily.” I laughed bitterly, the moment the needle pierced my skin, the pain was excruciating. Feeling like my body was being drained, I passed out immediately! When I woke up again, I was alone lying on the hospital bed. I don’t know how long it had been before a nurse came to check on me, “You’re awake? Go home and rest well.” I grabbed her despite the pain, “Where’s Adrian?” “Where is my mother’s body!” The nurse looked troubled, “I don’t know about that. You’ll have to ask Mr. Collins.” I immediately rolled out of bed and fell to the floor, someone walked in from outside – it was Adrian. He quickly came over and helped me back onto the bed, I clutched his collar, “Adrian, where’s my mom!” “Don’t worry, she’s been sent to the funeral home, you can go there anytime.” I wanted to leave right away, but he held me down, “The doctor said you just had bone marrow extracted. You need to rest now.” “I don’t need to!”I shook off Adrian’s hand, my face cold, “Remember, this is the last time I’m donating bone marrow. From now on, we owe each other nothing!” I pushed him away as I finished speaking, Adrian gripped my wrist tightly, “Stop being difficult, okay? Without bone marrow, Vivian will die!” I found it laughable, “Is that so? But when you left me at the wedding venue, did you ever think that my mom would leave me because of this?” “She was my only family!” Adrian looked at my red eyes and frowned slightly, “I’m sorry. The wedding, I can make it up to you. The position of Mrs. Collins, I’m saving it for you.” “Who wants it?” Mrs. Collins, what a great honor indeed! “Adrian, you don’t really think I’d forgive you just like that, do you!” I hoped to see a hint of remorse in his eyes, but unfortunately, there was none. Adrian took a deep breath, “I will make it up to you.” “Compensation? There’s a life between us， a life for a life, why don’t you compensate me with your own life?” Adrian was getting impatient, “Mia Stone, know your limits! Sometimes, death might be a relief!” I raised my hand and slapped him! Adrian’s face turned to the side, and suddenly a voice came from outside, “Adrian! Adrian, what happened to you?” Vivian Taylor, wearing a hospital gown and looking pale, hurriedly rushed over, “Adrian!” “How dare you hit him!” She glared at me angrily. I laughed coldly, “Hitting him is the least I could do. What, Adrian, can’t you take this slap from me? Or do you want to hit me back? Go ahead!” I raised my head, looking at him. Adrian sighed, about to speak when I clutched my hand and left directly. “Where are you going?” “None of your business! I told you, we owe each other nothing!” I shook him off, Adrian was about to chase after me when Vivian suddenly stumbled and fell into his arms, stopping Adrian in his tracks.
I ignored them and headed straight for the funeral home, after showing my ID, I finally saw my mother’s body, it was pushed out from a cold storage unit, stiff all over. I fell to my knees in front of her, my hands trembling as I lifted the white cloth, when I saw that familiar face, I felt my whole body freeze, my throat could only produce dry sounds; I couldn’t cry, couldn’t release my emotions, the pain in my heart felt like it was about to burst. I clutched her hand tightly, it was cold and stiff, completely different from the warm hands I remembered. I vaguely recalled before the wedding, Mom hugging me and saying softly, “My baby is about to get married, even if Mom’s not around in the future, you’ll have someone to take care of you.” At that time, neither of us imagined that Adrian would choose Vivian. It was all my fault, I was too naive, thinking I could stay by his side, that years of devotion would earn his true love. I really overestimated myself and underestimated Vivian’s position in his heart. I don’t know how long I stayed there until the funeral home staff reminded me, “Miss, is it okay now? Time’s up.” I stepped back, nodding with a choked voice, watching Mom being pushed into the crematorium. When she came out, only a small box remained. I frowned as I held the urn of ashes. Mom had been trapped in that small town her whole life, never having gone anywhere. Her biggest wish was to see me find a good marriage. But now, I can’t even afford a decent burial plot for her. I didn’t have that much money on hand, and I barely managed to scrape together $3,000. The staff quickly ran over. “Miss, someone has paid a large sum to exchange for a high-end burial plot for you. It’s over there, facing south with good feng shui!” I was stunned, “What did you say? Who was it!” “He hasn’t left yet. His surname is Collins.” Hearing this, I immediately walked towards the front office area. The moment I saw Adrian, I clenched my fists, “Adrian Collins, what exactly do you want?” Adrian looked at me, “Mia Stone, this is my sincere gesture. If you accept it, I’ll feel a bit better.” “No need. We’re just ordinary people. We can’t accept your grand kindness.” Adrian’s handsome brows suddenly became sharp, “Mia Stone, what are you being pretentious about!” “It’s just a wedding. I didn’t want to see your mom pass away either, but she was already ill. Can you stop being so stubborn?” These words coming from his mouth were particularly heartless. I took a deep breath, “I told you, there’s a life between us. I won’t forgive you.” “Put away your false kindness!” When my mom was alive, Adrian never came to see her. It wasn’t until her body was about to give out that Adrian said he’d meet her once. The wedding was also Adrian’s decision. My mom didn’t care about the wedding arrangements, treating it only as a networking opportunity. That’s why no one cared about our life or death. Hearing this, Adrian got angry, “Mia Stone, don’t be ungrateful! She’s my mother-in-law too. Letting her rest in peace is the right thing to do. Otherwise, do you want to see her buried so shabbily?” Without further ado, Adrian snatched the urn from my hands and handed it to a staff member nearby, “Bury her immediately!” Then he turned to his secretary: “Have all the senior executives of Collins Group come to attend!” “Notify the media!” I clenched my fists, “Adrian, what are you trying to do now? My mom’s funeral is not a tool for promoting your company!” “I won’t let others handle this either!”
“Mia Stone, I just want to make amends,” Adrian said solemnly. “I was wrong at the wedding. I shouldn’t have left you. That was indeed a mistake. Vivian was right, no matter what, you’re still the Mrs. Collins I publicly announced. I must respond to this.” “Otherwise, your future path will be very difficult.” “So, this was Vivian Taylor’s idea?” I looked up at him. Adrian nodded, “Vivian is thinking of you. You should know…” “Enough!” I interrupted him. “I never thought the great CEO Adrian Collins would be so thoughtful, following a young girl’s every command.” “Adrian, if you really feel bad for me, just stay away, okay?” Adrian frowned deeply, “Why do you have to be so biased against her? You should know that day at the wedding…” “Don’t mention the wedding to me! My mom’s gone because of that wedding. It’s a pain I’ll carry for life, and I’ll never forgive you! All I ask is to keep my distance from you. Can we part ways amicably?” “You don’t need to worry about my affairs. Let’s annul our engagement. Fortunately, we didn’t get our marriage certificate. Otherwise, we’d have to go through a divorce!” I was grateful that we hadn’t gotten our marriage certificate at that time. This was also something Vivian had strongly opposed back then. I knew what he was thinking. He was afraid that once I officially became Mrs. Collins, it would be harder to end things. So he persuaded Adrian not to get the marriage certificate with me first. Now I’m actually thankful for that, while Adrian was unhappy. I didn’t care about his expression. I reached out to grab the urn back, but Adrian held it down. “We’ll do it this way. After the funeral, I’ll let you go.” I couldn’t argue with him, so I knelt down. Adrian was stunned when he saw me do this. “Mr. Collins, I’m begging you, please give me my freedom, okay?” “My mom probably doesn’t want to be used by you, nor does she want a grand funeral orchestrated by you. She’s just my mother!” “She’s my mother alone!” “Adrian, I’m begging you!” “Please, for the sake of the two bone marrow donations I made over the past few years!” My head was spinning. Since donating bone marrow, I hadn’t had time to recover before coming here. Now all my strength was drained. Adrian’s expression softened a bit as he looked at me, but just then his phone rang. I glimpsed Vivian Taylor’s name on his screen, and immediately a bad feeling rose in my mind. After the call, Adrian seemed to have regained his former determination. “It’s decided. Don’t say anything more.” “Mia Stone, you rest well. I’ll handle the funeral arrangements.” He handed the urn to someone beside him and pulled me up, pushing me into a car. Then, ignoring my objections, he took me back to the villa. As soon as we got out of the car, Vivian hurried over, “Mia Stone, you’re finally back. I told Adrian we must compensate your mother, so I’ll personally oversee this funeral, okay?” I was so angry my head spun, and I staggered, breaking out in a cold sweat. “Adrian, why do you have to humiliate me like this?” “What have I done to deserve this treatment from you?” I crouched down, hugging my arms, my body covered in cold sweat. Vivian was on the verge of tears, “Are you blaming me? I didn’t want this either!” Adrian was displeased, “Mia Stone, that’s enough! Vivian is feeling unwell but still wants to make amends to you. Can you stop making a scene!” For a moment, I even thought about ending it all. “Is it only when I’m dead that you’ll leave me alone? Is that it, Adrian?” I looked up at him, my gaze unfocused. Adrian was stunned, followed by a flash of shock and panic in his eyes.
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