k caught up, his

her?" Stephanie's tone

mforting her. "Don't worry. I wo

yes, yet she put on a pitiful one when she

fingers against her

re unwilling to donate your kidney to me, I tota

y hurt first." Stephanie's demeanor

cloth, revealing Vivi

on turned grim

minor scratch, hardly even two inches

r was neither sharp nor sizable, and Vivian

's feelings, avoiding angering him or engaging in co

eel. She no longer cared how Erik felt about thin

merely scratching yourself? You're deluding yourself."

sinister as a demon emerging from hell. "I... I don't kno

ertain if your kidney is really ruptured." Stephanie pre

led to Erik. "Erik, sav

that name, Erik

ping Stephanie's wr

her hold on Vivian,

o you. We're finished from now on," Stephanie said as she wa

ivian's voi

ie was an orphan, and if she parted ways with him

judged her

make amen

to handle the pr

k asked, "Kidney rupture?

sdiagnosis, Mr. Palmer. Please forgive us. It was Miss

!" Erik

with you all these year

mber my brother? Forgive me this

I won't marry you, ever! If you deceive me again

k made several calls, but Steph

the face of the earth. Her home, workplac

ert family'

sed. He wore golden-rimmed glasses, exuding an air

er lips pouting, tears flow

to them. You're my little sister and I've always