Chapter 2
I stood in the supermarket and bought five cases of soda for
Jason.
Since childhood, Jason has always loved drinking soda, and now he refuses to drink even a drop of water.
Kyle had tried to correct this habit before, but Jason would rather be dehydrated than drink water.
Laura felt sorry for him and bought several cases of soda to keep
at home.
This habit of Jason’s has continued for over ten Christmases; it’s no wonder he would develop kidney failure.
I brought the soda home, and Jason immediately started drinking it happily.
During dinner, I casually mentioned that I was planning to get a full physical examination.
Jennifer mocked me, saying, “You must be rich. I haven’t even gathered enough money for Jason’s tutoring fees yet.”
I pretended not to understand her comment. “Health is much more important than academics. I think our whole family should get checked.”
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My body is perfectly healthy; I was just preparing for my plan.
Jason’s condition could be discovered at any time. As long as I lived in this house, I might face the same situation as last time.
So I decided I needed to escape far away, where they could never find me.
I forged a kidney failure diagnosis report and sent it to the family group chat.
I returned home with the fake report, pretending to be devastated.
The three of them were whispering about something in the living room. When they saw me come in, Laura walked over with a grave expression.
For a moment, I almost believed she genuinely cared about me.
But her next words immediately shattered my illusion.
Laura said, “I asked the doctor. Your condition requires lifelong dialysis, which costs a fortune. You’ll suffer even if you live, so why not give up treatment? Jason isn’t grown up yet. He’ll need money for college and marriage in the future. We really can’t help you.”
Jennifer walked over with a smirk and said, “It’s because you insisted on getting a physical that you discovered your terminal
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illness. Jason is still young. You’d better move out soon before your bad luck affects him.”
Listening to them shirk responsibility, I wiped my tears and pleaded, “The doctor said my condition could be cured with a kidney transplant, and relatives have the highest success rate for matching. Could you all get tested? Jason could try too.”
As soon as I finished speaking, I was slapped across the face.
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“You monster! Jason is so young, and you want him to donate a kidney?!”
Jennifer glared at me fiercely, as if she wanted to kill me.
Holding my cheek, I sobbed, “He can live with just one kidney. If he donates his kidney to me, I’ll treat him like my own son. I’ll leave all my inheritance to him.”
Jennifer said, “Impossible! You’re about to die anyway. After you die, your inheritance will naturally go to Jason!”
I turned to Kyle and said, “Kyle, please save me. Just do a matching test; it might not even be successful.”
Laura immediately stood in front of Kyle, saying defensively, “Kyle is in such good health; donating a kidney would affect his wellbeing.”
The three of them stood together, showing not a shred of
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I cried out, “Mom, I’m your child too! Can you really bear to watch me die?”
Laura said, “This is God’s arrangement. I gave birth to you; you should be grateful you’ve lived this long.”
I stood up, looking at them coldly, and said, “You’re so heartless. God will punish you!”
With that, I flipped the dining table and swung a chair,
smashing the furniture to pieces, not acting like a sick person at all.
They watched me destroy things, only daring to curse at me but not stepping forward to stop me.
After demolishing everything, I finally calmed down and stormed out without looking back.
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