and left a sum of money with the hospital, asking us to take good care of you. So, for now, the most important thing is for you to
recover.”
I had already guessed it, but hearing the confirmation still hit me hard.
My head throbbed, my ears buzzed, and my heart broke.
The doctor kept speaking, but his words faded into the background. I couldn’t make sense of any of it.
I stayed in the hospital for six months.
By the time I recovered, I couldn’t wait to leave.
Following the doctor’s guidance, I went straight to Ethan’s grave.
He had been such a fool.
When he rushed to get me to the emergency room, he had been so panicked that he gave me all his inheritance and paid for my
medical bills in advance.
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He hadn’t even left enough for his own funeral. It had been some kind–hearted doctors and nurses who pooled together to cover
the costs and found a quiet spot on the outskirts to bury him.
Ethan had always been reserved in front of others, but now, his grave had a picture of him with an edited smile.
Before I knew it, my tears started to fall.
I smiled bitterly, “Ethan, you fool. Who told you to secretly get a test to match your organs? It was ominous. Now look at you, lying there forever still.”
A gust of wind blew over me, and my hair brushed against my cheek. It felt like Ethan’s touch.
I stayed by his grave, talking to him for hours until something struck me.
There was something else he had left in this world. The child of Chiara and him.
The child was innocent. She couldn’t be left alone.
When I found her, she was at the orphanage, fighting with stray dogs over scraps of food.
The sight reminded me of my past and crushed my heart.
When I was five years old, I was too poor to even buy a loaf of bread. We had to snatch half of one from a dog’s bowl, laughing as we shared it.
I took a deep breath, rushed over, and scooped the girl up from the ground.
At the director’s office, I quickly completed the adoption paperwork and brought her home.
I gave her a new name–Amelia Melton.
I hoped God would bless both Ethan and her.
