Chapter 4

I didn't have time to think. I immediately called 911.

Even if a stranger collapsed in front of me, I couldn't just ignore them.

Especially not my own mother.

The ambulance arrived quickly.

Chloe followed me to the hospital.

She wasn't worried about Sarah's condition; she just stared at me intently.

I knew why. She was afraid I'd leave and no one would pay the medical bills.

Soon, Sarah was wheeled out of the room by a nurse.

The nurse told me.

Sarah had collapsed due to acute myocardial infarction.

She needed bypass surgery within three days, or her life would be in danger.

But the surgery would cost $100,000.

For five years, I'd scrimped and saved, doing odd jobs occasionally. My entire savings amounted to just $50,000.

I was just about to completely break free from Sarah and start my own life.

If I borrowed money to cover this sum now, my future would be incredibly difficult.

As I hesitated, Chloe loudly declared.

"Audrey, Sarah used her entire pension to buy a house in the city so you could go to school!"

"For all these years you lived at home, Sarah never made you lift a finger."

"Now Sarah is like this, and you have money but won't pay for her medical expenses? Are you just going to watch her die?"

Chloe's voice wasn't quiet.

People around us all looked over, their eyes filled with scorn.

I wasn't in the mood to argue about her half-truths.

But one thing she said was right.

No matter how much I resented Sarah, I couldn't just watch her die.

Fine.

This $100,000 would be my repayment for giving birth to me.

From now on, I owed her nothing.

It took me a full day to gather the $100,000.

The next morning, I went to the hospital cashier's office, ready to pre-pay the medical expenses.

Just as the money was about to be transferred, the cashier, Nurse Davis, suddenly whispered.

"The nurse who told you your mother needed immediate surgery... she seems to be related to your mom."