Chapter 3

After leaving the hospital room, Mia didn't leave immediately but took the elevator upstairs.

The high-end, quiet VIP ward was the service she had specially arranged for Ethan White.

"Ethan? How are you feeling? Are you any better today?"

Before the door was fully closed, Mia rushed impatiently to Ethan's side to check on him.

Looking at their tightly clasped hands, I suddenly felt a bit dazed.

It seemed that many years ago, someone had held my hand like this too.

We promised each other eternal love and never to betray.

But now, that person was holding someone else's hand, caring for them.

"I'm okay... Jack, he hasn't been found yet, has he?"

"Mia, let's... let it go... Maybe I was never meant to exist in this world. Being able to be with you for so many years, I have no regrets even if I die..."

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

Noticing the disappointment in Ethan's tone, Mia's eyes immediately reddened, not allowing him to continue:

"Jack wasted so many years for us. I finally found you, and I absolutely won't allow anything to happen!"

"Don't worry, I'll leave no stone unturned to dig him out. If his parents aren't enough, there's still his sister. I don't believe he can be so heartless as to not show his face even once!"

Ethan's eyes seemed to dodge, his mouth stammering as if wanting to say something, but was forced back by her intensity.

Seeing Mia's cold gaze, I felt a chill.

No one knew that I now wanted to appear before her more than anyone else. I would willingly exchange everything I had for my family's safety!

But now, I was just a soul, a useless soul.

I knew Mia always did what she said, but I didn't expect her opportunity would come so quickly.

The news of my parents being seriously injured and losing their job was deliberately spread to my sister within half a day.

Emma rushed back home almost overnight, heading to the hospital without even eating. As soon as she entered, she saw our parents' worried faces.

Because of the high cost of my father's treatment, the family's savings had long been depleted, and my mother had no choice but to sell the house.

To save money, they only let my father stay in a bed, while my mother slept alone in the hospital corridor.

Although our family wasn't wealthy before, they had never shortchanged Emma. Especially after I passed away, all the good things were left for the little girl.

When had she ever seen the family in such a desperate state?

Emma, young and impulsive, ignored our parents' attempts to stop her and rushed out to confront Mia. However, just as she left the room, she was abducted.

The person who took her was none other than Mia, whom she was looking for.

Emma couldn't break the habit of many years and just as she was about to call out "Mrs. Collins," she was slapped by the woman in front of her:

"Don't try to claim any relationship! Your family is truly shameless!"

"...Mia Young! We haven't done anything to wrong you, why are you so ruthlessly trying to destroy us! How can you face my brother doing this!"

"Your brother?"

Mia seemed to have suddenly heard a joke, her laughter becoming increasingly shrill and unrestrained:

"You don't know yet, do you? Everything happened because of him. If Jack had shown up early and agreed to donate his heart to Ethan, why would I have to go to such extremes?"

Emma was stunned by these words, the pain in her eyes instantly visible:

"But, but my brother has been dead for a long time... How can a dead person appear!"

The air in the room froze for a moment, falling into an eerie silence.

Mia frowned, but quickly convinced herself, stepping forward to deliver two more slaps:

"Is lying a family tradition for you? To help Jack hide from me, you really can say anything!"

She glared fiercely at Emma, her eyes unprecedentedly switching between resentment and gentleness.

But in the end, it settled on the former.

"You really look like your brother, both equally... disgusting, making people annoyed even with just a glance."

Although the abandoned laboratory in the hospital had been unused for years, it was still fully equipped.

Mia expressionlessly brought a bottle of clear liquid and tossed her phone to Emma:

"Call your brother and tell him to show up within half an hour. Otherwise... you can say goodbye to that face of yours!"

"I've told you, my brother is already dead! What do I have to do to make you believe it!"