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Charmaine spoke in a quiet tone. “I’ve been assigned something urgent. The collaboration with your son will have to be postponed for now.”

She let her words hang in the air for a moment, her gaze shifting toward Leah. Mr. Stuman, catching her drift, quickly stepped forward to offer an explanation.

Before anyone could respond, Sophie was the first to voice her concern. “No, this isn’t happening.”

The room fell silent as all eyes turned to her. Sophie quickly added, “Leah’s health has always been delicate. We don’t need the money, and this technique isn’t fully proven. How could we risk her life?”

Her thoughts spun in confusion.

How could Leah possibly go through with this? She wasn’t even sick.

The only reason she needed a transplant was to try and benefit from Charmaine’s supposed luck.

“Exactly,” Olympia chimed in, her tone supportive of Sophie’s words.

“Perhaps this opportunity should go to someone with a greater need.”

The hidden message was clear: Let Charmaine focus on those in need, the ones who could not afford treatment. The Nelsons didn’t face such struggles.

Under her mask, Charmaine’s lips curled into a small smile. “This experiment won’t harm the patient. Right now, Ms. Leah is the perfect candidate. Since you’re looking for a kidney anyway, why not take the chance? Wouldn’t you want Ms. Nelson to recover as soon as possible?”

that would

resolve faltering

chance to work with Robin, he was more excited than when he got into his dream school. He stayed up for days, barely

refusing to leave. Olympia, seeing her son

noticing Olympia’s change in expression, cursed Robin in her mind. She quickly put on a pitiful look and said, “Mom, Mr. Robin’s been Zayn’s idol for the longest time. If agreeing to this experiment could bring Zayn into the collaboration, I’m more than happy to do it.”

off her shoulders, but Leah’s next words made her

for Zayn. But I’ve heard him say time and again that caution is of

“Mr. Robin, are you absolutely certain I’m the right fit for this experiment? There’s no risk involved?

smiled knowingly. She had anticipated Leah’s doubts.

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We’ll go downstairs

who had been silent until now, spoke up. “Don’t worry. I’ll stay

hint of relief in her eyes. “Thank you, Dr.

seeing how much you care for Zayn makes

softly. “We’re family. It’s

her eyes cold as she walked toward the door.

Family?

She scoffed silently.

her hospital gown, Leah entered the examination room, her steps

was about to follow when Lorenzo stepped in her path.. “No outsiders,” he said firmly.

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