“But Steven is the organ donor in this situation.”
Bethan furrowed her brow and tried to object. Besides, every organ donation requires the donor or their next–of–kin’s approval before proceeding. If so, whose permission did the Miller and Hughes family obtain for this?”
The entire room fell silent.
Rachel furrowed her brow and glanced first at Gwen, then at Bethan.
Finally, she cleared her throat and replied, “I know neither of you are willing to accept this, but I’m still obligated to bring this up.
“Gwen is Luke’s girlfriend, not his wife. Thus, legally speaking, she isn’t on any grounds to agree to this organ transplant at all. Besides, neither Luke nor his family is obligated to disclose this information to you, so perhaps he or his next–of–kin had signed this agreement without your knowledge.”
Bethan bit her lip. “Luke is an orphan and has no family.”
Rachel froze. “Then the only person equipped to make this decision is Luke himself.
“However, according to his original plans, Luke intended to donate his heart to Gwen after his death. Therefore, he couldn’t possibly have signed an agreement with the Hughes or Miller families to donate his body to them…”
With that, Rachel lifted her head to glance meaningfully at Gwen. “If Luke never signed this legal agreement at all, this would be a serious felony.
“Even if Luke had intended to undergo assisted suicide to save Gwen’s life, this still doesn’t allow them to claim his dead body as theirs to use.”
Finally, Rachel walked over to Gwen and squatted in front of her so their could meet. “
gazes As one of the people closest to Luke before his death, I think that…apart from grieving his passing, you should also do your best to avenge his death.
“If the Hughes and Miller family had deceived Luke and performed surgery on him without his permission, you have to make them pay the price of their crimes.”
Rachel’s words were calm and steady in an attempt to soothe Gwen’s emotions.
Bethan furrowed her brow. She could not help feeling a little uneasy by Rachel’s words, but she knew that Rachel had meant no ill harm.
Rachel was a doctor who had seen plenty during her time, which was why she could remain so calm and collected in the face of death.
However, this was not the same for Gwen.
If she had not met Ben, Gwen would still be living a comfortable and luxurious life.
At the thought of this, Bethan lowered her head to glance at Gwen.
Gwen’s face was expressionless, and even though there were still tears clinging to her eyes, she was clearly more at ease as compared to moments ago.
She lifted her head to meet Rachel’s gaze. “How am I going to avenge Luke’s death?”
If Rachel’s speculation was right…she would do everything she could to get revenge on the people who had tricked Luke, even though the heart that was beating inside her chest belonged to their son!
Worst came to worst, she would remove her own heart and give it back to them after they received the punishment they deserved.
After all, there was no point living anymore ever since Luke passed.
Before this, she kept trying to force herself to move on because she did not think it would be fair to Luke if she continued living her life so worthlessly.
However, since the heart inside her chest did not even belong to Luke…it would not matter if she killed herself, right?
She would apologize to him properly when she finally met up with him in heaven.
“First of all-“
Rachel let out a sharp exhale. “Firstly, you must calm down and take care of yourself first. We’ll wait for the DNA results to come out tomorrow.
“It’s only after obtaining this DNA report that we can finally confirm our suspicions and make things easier in the future.”
Gwen nodded and stood up obediently. “Alright then… I’ll get some rest in the meantime.”
All of a sudden, she froze in her steps as though she had recalled something and turned to bow at Rachel in gratitude. “Thank you.”
Rachel did not expect Gwen to suddenly bow for her, so she froze momentarily in surprise before finally frowning in disapproval. “Gwen, you’re Bethan’s friend, so you’re a friend of mine, too. “Even though I’ve never been an openly warm person, my heart isn’t made of stone either, so you don’t have to be so courteous with me.”
She sighed and added, “Let’s agree to wait until the DNA report comes out tomorrow before we decide on a course of action, alright?”
Gwen nodded earnestly.
She lifted her head to glance at Rachel one last time before finally returning to her room.
After seeing Gwen close the door behind her, Bethan finally sighed and gently patted Rachel’s shoulder. “This is a surprise.”
She never thought that Rachel, who had always been a calm and somewhat stiff person, would talk to Gwen so gently in response to her gratitude.
Not only that… This was so foreign to Bethan that she could not help thinking that this was not Rachel at all but a stranger who just so happened to look identical to her. Rachel had never acted this way, not even to Theo.
She had always been a strict and professional person. Rachel let out a sheepish laugh when she heard Bethan’s comment. She knew exactly what Bethan was referring to.
She sighed and turned to stare at Gwen’s closed door. “How can I bear to let her down?”
Bethan nodded and could not help agreeing.
Rachel was right; no one could possibly bear to let Gwen down…except for Luke. Despite knowing how devastated Gwen would be after his death, he still chose to go ahead with his plan. Bethan guessed that Luke had probably underestimated Gwen’s love for him and thus did not think that she would be sad for too long after his death.
However, it seemed that…even Luke himself had underestimated Gwen’s loyalty.
Just as the two women were immersed in their thoughts, Rachel’s phone suddenly rang.
Her brow furrowed as she lowered her head to glance at the screen.
It was Theo.
She let out an exasperated sigh and pressed decline. “Excuse me for a while. I need to go to the bathroom.”
With that, she disappeared into the bathroom.
The moment Rachel closed the door behind her, Bethan’s phone began to ring. She glanced at the screen.
It was Theo again. Bethan curled her lips into a smirk and glanced at the closed door. When she heard the sound of running water coming from inside the bathroom, she could not help shaking her head.
“Hi, Theo.”
Bethan went out on the balcony to pick up the call.
“Bethan, I’ve arrived in Saigen City,”
Theo said as he stood at the entrance of Saigen City Airport, shivering in the cold. “Why is it winter here in this horrible place? I didn’t bring a single winter coat with me, and now I’m freezing! Can you and Rachel come to pick me up?”
Bethan chuckled when she heard Theo’s teeth chattering. “Didn’t you check the weather forecast before coming?”
Saigen City and
Merchant City were numerous time zones away from each other, so of course the weather would be drastically different. Even though it was still autumn in Merchant City, Saigen City was already in the throes of winter.
“I came here because of Rachel, so how can I be bothered even to check the weather?”
Theo’s voice was trembling from the cold. “Come pick me up quickly!”
Bethan snickered. “You probably just want Rachel and can’t care less whether I go or not, right?”
She had noticed Rachel declining his call. Theo was silent for a moment before finally laughing sheepishly. “You’re right, as always, but
He glanced at his clothes. “But I’m not lying about the cold. If you don’t come soon, I’m going to become a block of ice.”
Bethan was amused by Theo’s chattering voice. She sighed and glanced once again at the bathroom, then replied in a whisper, “I saw Rachel declining your call just now.”
She rubbed her brow in exasperation. “I honestly don’t think she’ll be willing to come with me to the airport to pick you up.”
Theo let out a sigh when he heard this. “That’s precisely why I called you; I was hoping you could convince her to come see me…”
A hint of disappointment crept into Theo’s voice. “After all, I had flown here just to see her, and I want to let her know how much I care about her–much more than that fiance of hers does, anyway.”
Bethan did not know what to answer to this.
She was close to Caleb. Thus, she knew that Rachel and Caleb’s engagement was just a hoax the two of them were nothing more than friends.
Caleb needed this engagement to conceal the truth about his sexual orientation, whereas Rachel just wanted an excuse to stop Theo from chasing her so she could focus on her career.
Not only that, but the reason Rachel had even ‘gotten together’ with Caleb in the first place was due to her disappointment in Theo.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.