I disappeared on the day of my daughter’s kidney transplant surgery, despite being a perfect match. No matter how much my mother-in-law begged on her knees, I refused to return to the hospital room. While she was panicking, my wife was rushed to the same hospital by ambulance after a severe car accident. When I heard she might become brain-dead, I didn’t hesitate to sign the form to give up treatment. My series of shocking actions made me the target of public outrage. But as the situation escalated, I smiled. Perfect. This was exactly what I had been waiting for… Today was supposed to be the day I donated a kidney to my daughter Lily. But just before the surgery, I decided not to go through with it. I lit a cigarette and sat on a bench near the hospital’s flower bed, starting to play a game on my phone. Just as I began a new match, a shrill female voice rang out: “Jack Wilson! Your daughter is lying in the operating room waiting for you to save her life, what are you doing hiding here?” My mother-in-law, Margaret Johnson, rushed up to me, her face contorted with anger as she berated me. I ignored her, focusing only on my game. Our mid-laner quickly got ganked, and I couldn’t help but turn on voice chat to curse: “Is mid lane playing with their feet? Even an elementary school kid could play better than you!” Feeling ignored, Margaret grabbed my phone from my hands. When she saw I was hiding to play games, her eyes turned red with fury. She smashed my phone on the ground and screamed: “What time do you think this is? Lily is still lying on the hospital bed waiting for you. How can you be so heartless as to abandon her here and play games!” I looked up at her irritably. The usually elegant and sophisticated lady now looked like a ferocious beast. I couldn’t blame her for being so angry. After all, Lily was the apple of her eye. Unfortunately, at just eight years old, Lily had developed severe kidney failure and would die without a transplant. And I, the only person with a matching blood type, had suddenly disappeared from the hospital room an hour before the surgery was scheduled to begin. “Come back with me right now!” Seeing that I was still unmoved, she reached out to grab my arm, barely containing her rage. However, the difference in strength between a man and woman was too great. With a light brush of my hand, she fell to the ground, unable to get up for a long time. Seeing me push down a woman in her sixties, a crowd of onlookers quickly gathered around us, pointing and gossiping: “Young man, you should talk things out properly. You can’t treat elderly people like that!” Margaret, emboldened by the crowd, began to shout: “Everyone, please be the judge! My granddaughter urgently needs a kidney transplant. My son-in-law is a perfect match, but he disappeared on the day of the surgery. What kind of father does this?” “I won’t do it. I’ve changed my mind. The transplant will affect my normal life. If Lily dies, so be it! Emily and I can always have another child!” I replied coldly, arms crossed. Hearing this, Margaret sat on the ground and began to wail. “Jack Wilson, Lily is your own flesh and blood. How can you casually say such things about letting her die!” She pounded the ground with her fists as she cried out: “My poor Lily! It’s all Grandma’s fault! If only Grandma could be a match for you, I’d give you both my kidneys if I could!” The onlookers joined in criticizing me: “This man is too cruel! Donating a kidney won’t kill him, yet he’s unwilling to save his own daughter!” I turned and snapped at them harshly: “Don’t try to guilt-trip me! Donating a kidney won’t kill you? Why don’t you try getting tested to see if you’re a match? Maybe you could donate instead!” The crowd was momentarily silenced by my retort, glaring at me with hostility. I checked the time and clicked my tongue impatiently: “Do you have anything else to say? If not, I’m leaving. I have a pile of work waiting for me at the company!” With that, I made to step around Margaret and leave the hospital. But I was stopped by her assistant who had been standing by her side: “Mr. Wilson, you’ve always been the person Lily trusts and relies on the most. Even when you’re too busy with work to play with her, you’re still the person she loves most. If you walk away today, you’ll regret it for the rest of your life!” He pulled out a glass jar from his bag, filled to the brim with colorful paper cranes. Seeing the jar, I was momentarily stunned. I recognized it as the Father’s Day gift Lily had given me recently. I remembered how she had looked like a little rabbit with her red eyes, carefully handing me the glass jar: “Daddy, this is my Father’s Day gift for you. I know you’re very busy, but can you please open it and take a look?” Her face had been full of hope, but I had carelessly placed the jar on the shoe rack, saying: “I know, Lily. Daddy will look at it when he’s not busy.” After that, I had been so caught up with work that the inconspicuous glass jar had been left to gather dust on the shelf… Robert randomly unfolded one of the paper cranes and began to read what was written on it: “Daddy, you promised to come to the parent-teacher conference, but you broke your promise again.” “Mom said you’re busy with work and told me to understand. I know you’re working hard to buy me more beautiful princess dresses. Even though I cried secretly, I can understand, Daddy.” “Daddy, Chen Le in my class said she’s never seen my father and that I’m a child without a dad. I got into a fight with her. How could I not have a father? My daddy is the best daddy in the world!” “Daddy, I heard Grandma say I have a very serious illness and might die. I don’t know what dying means, but I’m really scared I’ll never see you again…” He read several notes, and as I listened, my eyes gradually reddened. I had married into the Johnson family, and after the wedding, my mother-in-law had entrusted me with running the company. To prove that I wasn’t just living off my wife’s family, I had worked tirelessly without allowing myself any slack, terrified of ruining the company. The time I spent at home was indeed very little. But Emily had never said a word of complaint, taking meticulous care of all my needs. Our daughter Lily had always been well-behaved, never disturbing me when I was working. I owed both mother and daughter a great deal. The onlookers sighed with emotion: “What a sensible child, what a considerate wife! How can this man not know to cherish them!” Robert, seeing the wavering in my expression, continued to reason with me: “Mr. Wilson, even if your health isn’t as good as it is now after the surgery, the Johnson family’s money is enough to ensure you’ll never want for anything!” “Yes, you’re right, but I still don’t want to do the transplant.” Unfortunately, my hesitation only lasted a few seconds. Thinking about the impact on my health, I said no more and pushed past him to leave. Seeing me about to leave, Margaret crawled forward on her knees, grabbing my pant leg. She kowtowed as she begged through her tears: “I’m begging you, Jack Wilson. As long as you’re willing to save Lily’s life, I’ll give you anything you want!” Afraid I wouldn’t believe her, she took out her phone and called her lawyer: “Make an inventory of all the assets under my name. As long as the surgery is completed successfully today, I’m willing to give all my assets to my son-in-law!” I snorted coldly: “Who knows if you’ll go back on your word after the surgery!” Margaret gestured for her assistant to bring pen and paper: “I’ll write up an agreement right now. As long as you’re willing to do the surgery, I’ll take you to handle the paperwork as soon as you’re discharged!” She hurriedly wrote out the agreement, signed it, and pressed her fingerprint on it, carefully handing it to me. I glanced at it disdainfully, then tore the agreement into pieces and threw them in her face: “No amount of money can buy my health. I said I won’t do it, and I mean it!” The onlookers all criticized me: “Even tigers don’t eat their cubs. How can you be so selfish!” A burly middle-aged woman next to us spat on my suit, cursing as she helped Margaret to a nearby chair: “This man has a heart of stone. It’s no use kneeling to him, old lady.” Just as everyone was indignantly condemning me, a woman suddenly shouted: “Doesn’t anyone think this scumbag looks familiar? I feel like I’ve seen him online before!” “Ah! I remember now! I saw a few days ago that the new boyfriend of rising starlet Sophia Evans looks just like this man. He’s the CEO of Sincere Fortune Company!” someone immediately chimed in. After shouting this, she took out her phone to show everyone. It was an entertainment news article from a few days ago, showing me walking intimately with a female celebrity. In another photo, we were walking into a hospital hand in hand with a little boy between us, laughing and talking. Margaret was thunderstruck, swaying as if about to collapse: “No wonder, no wonder you’re unwilling to save my granddaughter. You’ve already betrayed my daughter and even have your own love child!” Robert also looked at me in disbelief: “The 17th? I remember Lily’s condition was very bad that day, she even had to be rushed to emergency. I stayed with Mrs. Wilson at the hospital all night. I can’t believe you were meeting someone else under the guise of working overtime!” A huge shitstorm descended on me, but I just smiled and nodded: “That’s right, I admit I was with Sophia that day. I saw Emily’s text, but I’m not a doctor. What use would I be if the child fainted?” Some of the men, seeing my nonchalant attitude, were already rolling up their sleeves, ready to beat me up. As they flexed their muscles around me, I raised my chin: “My company has the best team of lawyers. If you dare to touch me, be prepared to go to prison!” As we were arguing, an ambulance came wailing into the hospital. The doctor pushed a blood-covered woman towards the emergency room, shouting for us to make way. The woman on the gurney was covered in blood, but I recognized her at a glance as my wife, Emily. Margaret and Robert clearly recognized her too, and hurriedly dragged me along as they ran towards the emergency room. Emily was quickly pushed into the operating room. I grabbed a passing doctor and learned that Emily’s car had suffered a severe accident on the highway due to brake failure. Her condition was extremely critical. Margaret collapsed to the ground as if all her bones had been removed, mumbling: “My poor daughter, how could you get into a car accident…” Robert’s eyes were also red with anxiety, pacing back and forth like an agitated lion. Only I, feeling my legs ache from standing too long, casually found a chair and sat down. After the surgery, the doctor told us with regret: “The patient has severe cerebral hemorrhage. We’ve done our best, but now it’s up to her own resilience.” Margaret, who had heart disease, fainted upon hearing that her daughter was in such a state. The nurses hurriedly carried her to a ward for emergency treatment. Seeing that I was still calm, the doctor continued: “Do you want to transfer the patient to the ICU? The patient still has breathing, and transferring to the ICU can maintain her for a period of time. In the best case scenario, she might become a vegetative patient in the future, but there’s also a risk of losing both life and money.” Robert quickly grabbed the doctor’s hand: “No problem, we agree to transfer the patient to the ICU. No matter how much it costs, I’m willing to save her!” I clicked my tongue impatiently: “Robert, you’re just my mother-in-law’s assistant. What kind of family member are you? You have no say in this!” Shaking off his hand grabbing me, I shook my head at the doctor: “No need, doctor. I choose to give up treatment!” Just then, Lily, who had somehow heard the news, ran barefoot to me and hugged me, begging: “Daddy, please save Mommy! I don’t want to be a child without a mother!” I frowned impatiently: “Mommy is very seriously injured. Daddy can’t do anything. You should go back to your hospital bed!” “Daddy, are you afraid there’s not enough money to treat Mommy? I don’t need my surgery anymore, let’s use all the money for Mommy. Daddy, please don’t give up on saving Mommy!” Lily cried until she was almost fainting. Robert threw himself on the ground, shouting angrily: “Jack Wilson, the Johnson family is so rich, money is just a number to you. Why won’t you save Emily!” The doctor quickly prepared the consent form for giving up treatment and handed it to me. “Sir, if you decide to give up treatment, the patient can only hold on for at most half an hour. Are you sure you want to give up treatment?” I nodded and, ignoring Lily’s cries, picked up the pen and signed my name. The doctor took the consent form and sighed: “We’ll bring the patient out now. If you have anything you want to say to her, do it quickly. She could stop breathing at any moment!” Soon, Emily was wheeled out. Robert struggled to crawl to the bedside and held her hand, weeping uncontrollably. Lily also threw herself by the bed, crying out: “Mommy, please open your eyes and look at me one more time! I’m so scared!” Margaret, supported by a nurse, walked out of the emergency room, calling Emily’s name over and over. Unfortunately, in just five short minutes, Emily stopped breathing completely. Suddenly, the air was filled with heart-wrenching wails. Only I not only didn’t shed a single tear but began to calmly arrange the funeral affairs. The onlookers told Margaret what had happened in a jumble of voices. When she heard that I had signed to give up treatment, she rushed at me and slapped me hard across the face several times: “Jack Wilson, are you even human! You were just a poor boy from the countryside. If you hadn’t married into the Johnson family and taken over the company, how could you possibly be living the life you have now!” “My family has treated you well, and now my daughter has been in a car accident, yet you’re not even willing to save her life!” Robert also knocked me to the ground, punching me in the face again and again: “You heartless bastard! Emily really had the worst luck marrying you! You won’t save your wife or your daughter. I see you’re trying to wipe out the Johnson family! I’ll make sure you’re ruined today!” Unfortunately, Robert was no match for me, and he was quickly thrown to the ground. As the commotion grew louder, the scandal of Sincere Fortune Group’s CEO abandoning his wife and daughter and beating his mother-in-law quickly attracted reporters from a well-known local TV station and a social media influencer with millions of followers. As the TV station reporter’s camera focused on us, they held the microphone towards me: “Mr. Wilson, you’re a well-known local entrepreneur and one of the Ten Outstanding Youths, always presenting an image of philanthropy and moral excellence to the public. Do you have anything to say about this situation?” “I have no obligation to explain my motives to anyone. I can only say that if I had to do it all over again, I would make the same choice!” I declared firmly. Seeing the influencer excitedly start a livestream, Robert sneered at the camera: “Aren’t you arrogant, Jack Wilson? I’ll expose you today! Let everyone see what kind of beast in human clothing you are!” He supported Margaret as they both began to tearfully recount my actions. My daughter Lily also cried out: “Daddy, why are you doing this to Mommy? If you don’t want to save Lily, Lily can die! But Mommy loves you so much, she’s given you everything! How can you be so heartless as to not save Mommy!” Margaret and Lily hugging each other and crying moved countless people. But I just stood with my arms crossed, sneering: “Which law says I must donate a kidney to my daughter or save my critically injured wife! If you have the ability, take me to court or send me to prison!” My attitude infuriated everyone. The comments in the livestream were scrolling by rapidly, all condemning me. “Is this even human? He’s worse than an animal!” “Jack Wilson, why don’t you just die! Damn it! This makes me so angry!” “My God! If I were this old lady, with all my loved ones harmed by this scumbag, I’d rather go to jail than not stab him to death!” Just then, the police shouted for people to make way as they pushed through the crowd, and my expression finally showed a hint of change. “We received a report that Mrs. Emily Wilson’s car accident was not an accident but man-made. We’ve examined the car, and there are indeed signs of tampering with the brake pads. Mr. Jack Wilson, you need to come with us to the police station for questioning!” Robert grabbed my collar: “You had the car serviced just a few days ago, and the brake pads were newly replaced. Did you tamper with them? No wonder you wanted to sign to give up treatment!” Margaret also knelt before the police, begging: “Officers, you must help me punish this beast in human clothing. I’m an old woman with poor health. My son-in-law killed my daughter and now won’t save my granddaughter! He must be trying to wipe out the Johnson family!” The influencer continued livestreaming: “Everyone, there’s a new twist! It turns out Emily’s car accident was man-made, and the biggest beneficiary, Sincere Fortune Group’s CEO, has become the police’s first suspect!”
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