Chapter 43

Allison’s been on the receiving end of Penelope’s fists since she was a tyke.

She’s always been a top student, but Penelope would tear her high–scoring test papers into shreds every single time.

There was even this one time Grace sewed Allison a pink skirt, and Penelope chucked it into the trash at first sight, snarling, “Only trash should wear

clothes from the garbage”

Allison was trembling all over, her rage towards Penelope and her surrender to fate made it hard for her to breathe.

Grace let out a deep sigh looking at her, “Allison, without the help from the Flanagan family, there’s no way we could’ve survived. You’ve got to keep going to school and get married someday, I’m sick, and I don’t want to be a burden to you, I could be gone any day…”

threw herself into Grace’s arms, “Mom, you’ll get better; we’ll find a kidney donor, and I’ll find a way

here because of the Flanagan family’s help. Allie.”

tight, but she couldn’t say

Nighttime had arrived.

white coat passed by the nurse’s station, and

smiled, “Yes.”

saw Allison sitting forlornly on a chair outside the patient’s room. He walked up to

up, her eyes moist and

Dylan felt a pang in his heart, “Are you worried about

she’d finally stopped started falling again at

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