“When I was diagnosed with a terminal illness, I was mentally prepared to die. Having the opportunity to
have a bone marrow transplant and prolong my life to spend time with my Mommy and Nellie, I’m
already satisfied.“
Nigel’s tears were mixed with the rainwater. His voice was so hoarse that he did not sound like a child
anymore. “Maybe Neil just misses me too much, Mommy. You don’t need to hurt yourself nor sacrifice
your life for me… Honestly, I don’t care about that much! “
Luna felt her heart ache upon hearing these words and could not hold back her tears any longer.
She bit down on her lip and picked up the nearest rock she could grab, wanting to smash her own
fingers. “Fiona, if I really break all remaining nine fingers of mine, will you promise to let Nigel go and
take me instead?“
Seeing how desperate Luna and Nigel were, Fiona let out a vicious laugh. “Alright ! If you really crush
all nine of your remaining fingers, then I’ll let Nigel go and let you take his place! “
She stared at Luna’s hand, her face etched with a despicable grin. “Come on! You know, I have never
seen anyone smashing their own fingers with a rock before. You can be the first! But remember, it must
be completely crushed. I do have medical knowledge, so don’t you dare try to lie to me.“
Luna closed her eyes, and suddenly, even though her fingers were still intact, she could already feel the
sharp pain spreading through her hands. The pain reminded her of her experience in the mental asylum,
the pain she felt when her little finger was smashed, the kind of pain that tore you apart as if every single
cell in your body were resisting it.
However, she knew the only way to save her child was to satisfy Fiona.
Nothing was more important than her child’s life, not even her own fingers.
The man she loved dearly never loved her back, but these children brought nothing but love and
kindness into her life. Whether it was Nigel, Neil, or Nellie, all of them were her precious children.
She could not lose any of them…not even a single one!
As soon as she thought of this, Luna gritted her teeth, summoning every ounce of strength and courage
in her body, and swung the rock down toward her hand—
“Luna! Are you out of your mind?“
Right before the rock hit her fingers, Joshua lunged forward, grabbed hold of her hand, and tossed the
rock away.
As soon as the rock landed on the ground with a thud, Fiona cut another one of the ropes with her knife.
With that, only three ropes held Nigel up, dangling him over the cliff.
Nigel’s body dipped downward without warning, but he managed to grab the remaining ropes to stop
himself from falling off the cliff.
Luna felt as though her heart would plunge down the cliff at any moment with Nigel. She bit down on her
lip, pushed Joshua away, and lunged toward Fiona.
Just after a few steps, however, Fiona put her knife on the three remaining pieces of rope and
threatened, “Stop! Don’t you dare come any closer! “
Luna froze. She was so nervous that her legs gave out, and she kneeled on the ground, begging, “Fiona
Please tell me what you want… I’ll give you anything that I can…“
Fiona narrowed her eyes. “What I want, you can never give.“
“Then how about me?“ Joshua let out an exhale and asked, “Am I able to give you what she can’t?“
Fiona slowly narrowed her eyes slightly but did not reply.
Joshua continued, still staring at her, “The reason you’re doing all this is that we found out about your
fake disease. On the other hand… Christian called the cops on you abroad, didn’t he?“
Fiona’s entire body lurched when she heard this.
“What if I can protect you and save you from going to jail? What if I’m willing to marry you? Do you still
want to do all this?“
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