Just as Cynthia was about to scream, the man pulled out a knife and traced the edge of it lightly with his fingers.

"Slitting your throat open only takes a second. Scream if you don't believe me."

Cynthia swallowed her scream, her eyes wide as she began to panic.

"Who are you?! I'm telling you, I'm no ordinary person! If you dare to lay a finger on me, I guarantee you'll pay a heavy price! Theo won't let you go!"

"Where is he, then?" The man looked around, puzzled. "Why are you alone in the ward, feeling so angry that you want to drag someone else to hell? Well, at least you're self-aware. You know you deserve to go to hell."

"You..." Cynthia was so furious that her heart nearly stopped. "What do you want?!"

The man put away the knife. "There's no need to panic, Miss Zeller. I'm here to make a deal with you. Like I said, we can be friends. We don't have to be enemies."

Cynthia didn't remember knowing someone like this strange man. Judging from his words, he seemed to know Theodore.

you mean? What do you want?"

took a step forward and sat on

immediately frightened. "Stay away

wanted to kill you, you'd already be

blanket.

if a suitable heart is found, it'll be given to people who need it more urgently than you. You look like you can last another year or so. By that time, if you still

to get me a heart! He told me that

"Really?"

The man laughed.

unexpectedly, and their organs must be usable. If they die of old age-say, around eighty or ninety-their organs would be useless even if they wanted to donate them. And even if someone does die unexpectedly, the chances of a successful match are

more Cynthia listened, the

He's rich,

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