After Divorcing my Captain Husband

Chapter 582 Fear and Facades

"You could buy insurance for your friend, or if you do not want to buy insurance, you can sign a consent form for organ donation. If he does not make it, you could sell his organs and make some money," the woman said. Chloe thought that she had heard it wrong, and she exclaimed, "What?"

The woman leaned in closer. "I am serious. Here in Mamaica, the regulations on organs are not as strict as in our country. When someone dies, it is over, but their organs can still benefit the living. It is a lot of money." Chloe's previous warm feelings were replaced by disbelief. Seeing the woman so eagerly promoting her "business", Chloe realized that outright rejecting her would not be effective. So, Chloe decided to play along. "My friend has HIV and needs a kidney removed. Can those still be sold?"

The woman froze upon hearing HIV.

Her demeanor changed abruptly as she muttered, "HIV is a no-go... That is not allowed..."

Chloe handed the bag of bread back to her. "Thanks for this. I would not need it, so you can have it back."

The woman quickly backed away. "No, you keep it. You can keep the pan too. I will come by to collect it later."

The thought of HIV made her panic, and she regretted offering help. She rushed off, eager to get antiretroviral medication.

Seeing her hurried departure, Chloe continued making the sandwiches calmly.

thought, "Trying to take

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the door open, and saw James lying on

at her and said, "The book said that when you are feeling negative emotions, you should shout or make a scene." "What? Who

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the board next to his

started reading again. He had never been much of a reader, but today he was glued to that book. Chloe watched him for ten minutes, and he had not turned a single page. "James, if you do not want to read, do not force yourself." Chloe thought, "It was just tormenting himself. There was no exam

and since he needed to rest early for his surgery

book from his hand, only to find that his eyes were