Chapter 3

When mentioning that bastard child, the disgust in Vincent’s eyes grew thicker. He wished. Kristin would just drop dead.

Back in the day. Kristin slept with another guy in a hotel, dragging the FitzGerald family name through the mud. To top it off, she got knocked up and popped out that bastard right before she had been thrown in the slammer.-

Desperate, Kristin gazed at Vincent as if she never truly knew him. “The child… The child is innocent.” she implored.

“Innocent? When Ruby got swapped into your trashy life, she was innocent, too,” Mamie shrieked, her voice sharp, and slapped Kristin across the face twice more for good measure.

If Johnnie hadn’t stepped in, she probably would’ve kept going until she felt better.

Her ears ringing. Kristin dropped her gaze and allowed the blows from Mamie to land on her

swollen face.

She had a debt to repay for twenty–one years of care and upbringing. The time had come to settle it.

Taking a deep breath, Kristin’s eyes welled with tears as she looked up at Vincent, her voice. weak but resolute. “I’ll donate the kidney…

She’d do anything if they spared her child.

his heart tightened, but he didn’t let her off the hook. “Take her to get checked. Give her to the doctor

me…” Kristin’s voice trembled, but gone

stood upon her own, a mess but with a determined look in her

that clears my

got a congenital heart defect and had been frail since she was a kid. Giving birth five years ago nearly cost her life, and the Turner family wanted her kidney, knowing they were asking for her

of emotion

all, they raised her for twenty–one years. Kristin had indeed been obedient and sensible in

continue to atone even after death!” But

punished you enough. If you agree to this kidney donation and promise to stick to the straight and narrow afterwards, we’ll cut you loose, no

Chapter 3

Kristin laughed weakly.

were, she probably wouldn’t even make it off the operating

a kidney makes up for your mistakes? You’ve stolen Ruby’s wonderful life for twenty–one years!” Yet Vincent didn’t seem satisfied,

to Ruby. Wasn’t that enough? What more did I have to do to atone? What did I do wrong?” Kristin thought

chuckled. “If you hate me

appearance a mess. “Leave my child

eyes were gloomy with malice. Even then, she was still protecting that bastard!

Clarence responded to Vincent, his eyes mocking as he looked at Kristin. “You’re downright rotten, following in your mother’s lowly footsteps! That bastard child deserves to die. He’s an embarrassing

dark, and before she could leave the hospital room, she collapsed to the

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