The Phone Call That Shattered My Fairy Tale

Synopsis

It had been ten years since Lily Sanders donated her kidney to Simon Shaw, and now a high fever was threatening her life. Simon sat by her hospital bed and cried. His face was soaked with tears. "Lily, I'm so sorry. This is all my fault. If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't have to go through this." His eyes were full of love and pain, and he took care of her day and night. Every morning when she woke up, there were fresh lilies on her nightstand—her favorite flowers. He drove all over the city to find the pastries she liked, and he even dressed up as a teddy bear to make her laugh. She stayed in the hospital for a week and lost ten pounds. Simon did everything himself during that time. He trimmed her nails and helped her bathe. He got so exhausted that he got sick too, but he still came to her room with an IV drip attached to his arm. He got down on his knees and proposed to her, and he promised he would never marry anyone else. Lily was surrounded by flowers and balloons. She put on the seven-carat diamond ring, and in one day, she became the happiest woman in Riverside City. Everyone in the hospital was jealous of her. "Mr. Shaw treats you like you're the most precious thing in the world. I've never seen a man go this far for anyone. Once you're better, you'll have the perfect life." Lily thought so, too. But then the night before her surgery, Simon got a phone call. His face showed a kind of panic she had never seen before.