Her Rebirth of Retribution

Chapter 349 Meeting An Old Classmate

At that precise moment, a resolute conviction took root in him. His eyes locked on hers with an impassioned intensity, his voice filled with a fervent declaration, "Today, we are unshackled by any titles or roles, not as patients or anything else. Here, in this anonymity, we can live freely as we wish! Are you okay with that?" He reached out his hand to Calista, illuminated by the dappled sunlight filtering through the leaves above, which cast a golden hue on his beige shirt, making him seem almost ethereal.

Dazzled for a brief second by his radiant presence, Calista found herself instinctively clasping his hand. "Yes."

Meanwhile, in a narrow alley bathed in the quiet of the morning, a young woman with cropped hair hurried along, clutching a pot of steaming stew. She was on a mission to deliver it to the hospital urgently before continuing to her job. Yet, upon her arrival at the hospital, her path was abruptly blocked by a stern-faced nurse.

"Ms. Levine, it's already early December. Your family's delay in settling the hospital bills has extended for two months now. We are not a charity here. If your family cannot resolve this soon, we cannot continue your mother's treatment."

This ultimatum ignited a desperate urgency in Rainey Levine.

"Please, just give us a few more days. We're about to sell our house, and we'll have the money soon. Just two more days, I promise the payment will be made."

The reality was grim; their small, aging house would hardly fetch enough to cover the expenses. Even with the house sold, the looming surgical fees remained a distant hurdle. If she hoped to gather sufficient funds, Rainey realized she would need to find another way quickly.

The nurse, with a cold, knowing tone, responded, "I'll extend your deadline by two days at most. If you fail to meet the payment by then, there's nothing more we can do."

she walked

composed herself and pressed on toward her mother's hospital room, where

enough, and I can't bear this any longer. Even if we sell the house, it won't cover the surgery. And if we do sell, where will you and

dark-skinned man, her tears flowing freely. Other patients in the room cast sympathetic looks their way. Overwhelmed by the scene, Rainey's tears finally escaped. "Mom! Please stop. We have to sell the house. I've found a way to manage the surgery fees. You

surge of guilt seeing their daughter, who was now juggling three jobs daily to keep the family

be better if I were gone. You wouldn't have to suffer

shaking her head, "No, it's not your fault. You and dad worked yourselves to the bone

"No, stop blaming yourself..."

sorrow filling the hospital room,

a private company after graduating. But she stood up against her boss' inappropriate demands, confronted him, and lost her

seriously ill."

considered selling herself to cover her mother's surgery costs after calling the man who tried to exploit her. He agreed, and they planned to meet at a hotel tonight... Her name is Rainey. Do you remember her?" Calista's response indicated

watched her silently, giving her time to process this flood of memories, his feelings

a friend who had reached out to her, which