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I thought that would be the end of it.

But the moment the TV screen went dark, $1 million appeared in my bank account.

At the same time, I received a text message:

Consider those few Christmases we spent together as something I paid for. That's all you're worth.

I smiled bitterly and turned off my phone screen.

As long as the money came through, that was fine. As for everything else, I couldn't change it.

I dragged my heavy body out of the rental apartment to pay the rent I'd been behind on for a Christmas.

But as soon as I reached the street, I was drawn to the crowd ahead.

Jacob was surrounded by everyone, still wearing that cold smile on his face.

He looked as if nothing in the world could stir even the slightest emotion in him.

However, the girl standing beside him, Sadie Gomez, who was smiling at him, was an exception.

When Jacob and I were still dating, Sadie, as his junior, often stayed by his side.

The two of them were very intimate, going in and out of places together.

Everyone thought they were the perfect match. Who would remember my existence?

Now that I had left Jacob, they could finally be together openly.

That was a good thing too.

I smiled and turned to leave.

But Sadie still recognized me.

She called out excitedly: "Evelyn, what are you doing here too?"

As soon as Sadie finished speaking, everyone's eyes focused on me.

Jacob noticed me too.

He didn't hide the disgust in his eyes and asked: "What are you doing here? Are you stalking me?"

Stalking?

With my current physical condition, it was a miracle I could even leave the house.

Where would I find the energy to stalk him?

I coughed a few times, then looked at Jacob's luxury car parked by the roadside.

I couldn't help but reach out and touch it: "Jacob, could I sit in your car?"

Jacob became even more disgusted with me.

He couldn't help but take a step back, as if saying one more word to me would make him sick.

"Evelyn, where did that innocent, kind person you used to be go? How did you become like this?"

That innocent, kind person I used to be had naturally disappeared along with my healthy self.

When someone's very survival becomes questionable, where would they find the extra energy to maintain their original appearance?

I shook my head helplessly: "Don't you have someone more innocent than me by your side now? What do you still need me for?"

Jacob fell silent for a few seconds, while Sadie beside him had already linked her arm with his.

"Jacob, is Evelyn still blaming me? But you and I were truly innocent back then."

Then, without waiting for my answer, Sadie looked at me with red eyes, as if she was about to cry:

"Evelyn, if you have any complaints, just take them out on me. Don't resent Jacob.

This car is Jacob's birthday gift to me. If you like it, I'll give it to you, as long as it makes you happy."

Sadie was so considerate.

Too bad it was me who stayed with Jacob through the hard times.

I lived in basements with him. During our poorest days, we shared a single pizza between us and drank tap water together.

We couldn't even afford to see a doctor. When I had a fever of 102 degrees Fahrenheit, I could only buy cheap drugstore medicine to bring it down.

Just when we were at our most desperate, Jacob's paper won an international award.

I thought our hard days were finally coming to an end. Jacob was valued by our professor Caroline Wilson and was going to be sent abroad to compete.

But then I received notice from the doctor that Jacob had late-stage kidney cancer.

That day, I sat in the audience, watching Jacob give his speech on stage.

I made a decision.

I was going to donate one of my kidneys to him.