Chapter 1

Isabel Watson’s expression seemed to be getting colder, but her words made Oliver Eastwood freeze all over.

“Oliver, don’t waste your time on me. I know I’ve let you down. You’re a good person, but kindness doesn’t put food on the table. I want to eat well and dress well. I want to live in a big mansion and drive a luxury car. I don’t think you’ll ever be able to give me those in this lifetime!”

Oliver’s lips twitched, but he was still unable to utter a word.

Isabel’s words, again, sliced through him like a knife. “I know you’ll say that you’ll work hard to make me happy, but happiness can’t be achieved with just a few words. I’ll tell you the truth. I have a new boyfriend. He bought me a BMW worth 100 thousand dollars. I’m about to get married, so please don’t ruin my happiness. That’s all I have to say. I’m leaving.”

Isabel walked out of sight, and Oliver remained standing there, dumbfounded.

He was heartbroken.

Isabel was his high school classmate, and they were in a relationship for five years. He had given her everything, but in the end, she chose money over their relationship.

After standing there rooted to his spot for a while, he felt as though his legs were as heavy as lead.

Oliver was lost, his mind completely blank. He couldn’t even remember where he was supposed to go.

Suddenly, his phone rang.

Taking out his phone, Oliver saw his mother’s name on the screen and quickly answered.

His mother’s anxious and panicked cries immediately sounded on the phone. “Oliver, your father… What am I going to do?”

Oliver shuddered and immediately asked, “Mom, calm down. What happened to Dad?”

His mother burst into tears. “Oliver, your father couldn’t urinate this morning, and there was blood in his urine as well, so we went to the hospital for a check-up. The doctor just gave us the results and said that it’s… it’s uremia. Your father needs immediate surgery, or else… Oliver, if anything happens to your father, I don’t want to live anymore!”

“Nothing is going to happen to Dad,” Oliver comforted his mother, not knowing what else to say. “Mom, don’t worry. Medical technology is so advanced now. He can definitely be treated.”

His mother added, “Oliver, the doctor said your father’s condition was discovered relatively early, so there’s still hope for him as long as he receives treatment early. However… the medical expenses are very high. We don’t have that sort of money.”

again as she

delayed. You go ahead and arrange for his

that, the call

for uremia was high and was at least tens

a luxury second-hand upcycling store. The store manager earned 20,000 dollars monthly. However, Oliver only made 900 dollars each month due to

can a loser who only earns 900 dollars each month raise

plunging into a

does all the misfortune seem to happen to

he was standing on. If he jumped down, he would disappear in a blink of an eye.

If I die, who’s going to care about Dad?” he thought.

were honest and simple folks, but no one

decided to borrow money from his aunt, Eloise Sherman, and his

Kenneth Eastwood, who was the vice principal of Wusteria High

two siblings. His mother was the eldest, and she had

then slowly repay them. Oliver called Eloise first. When she picked up the call, he went straight to the point, saying, “Aunt Eloise,

university expenses are high, and we don’t earn much either. How about this? I’ll transfer some pin

hung up the phone. Of

connected, he repeated, “Uncle Frederick, my father has been diagnosed with uremia. We urgently need money for

to borrow money?

“Uncle Frederick, my father needs the money to save his life. If you don’t want to lend us money, that’s fine. But you borrowed 3,000 dollars from us several years ago.

My sister gave me that money, yet

sounded, signaling the end of the call.

his phone. “How could

instead went directly to Kenneth’s house near Wusteria High

be home. Riley heard the doorbell and opened the door to see Oliver. Her expression soured as soon as she

holding a tablet and reading the news.

been hospitalized. He’s been diagnosed with uremia, and the cost of the treatment is… huge. I only have more than 4,000 dollars now, so I wanted to

was shocked. “Uremia?”

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