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r kidney r
cut through the room, as if the pati
ey White remained trapped in place while a
rted, fear slammed into her
he anesthesia
. It was so intense tha
g couldn't compare to the
Miller's wife, and she had poured nearl
is was what she re
ifice her to sav
slid down Laine
rry
, and the entire medical team immediately turned toward the tall, distant man standing nearby
nurses, as none of them wanted a
a flat, emotionless tone. "She's nothing. I only need her kidney. If
ing came into view as the color s
Charlee Foster trul
ed deeply, while Lainey meant nothing
ame a faint, sh
continued to spill at an alarming rate, and La
sharp and steady bee
completed the removal and t
ors flew open and someone rushed inside. A man with devilishly handso
cracked the moment
ard like he had lost all reason, and then
You dared hurt
ld find, Lainey forced her eyes open becau
possibly be B
is made sense to her. For that reason, she could not un
to her hand as he spoke in a trembling voice. "Lai
onged to ease his pain, yet she couldn't even form
mories of her life unfolded like
orked tirelessly just to secure his place as the Miller family's heir. She could still feel the moment
sacrifice she made
nted her another life, she swore she would never choose Larry ag
rsh light floo
d adjust, a woman's anxio
ster, and he insists that she should
was no longer in the operating room. Instead, she st
been given a
ee by his side. On that day, Charlee wore a custom gown that caught every gaze in the room, while Lainey exhausted herself attending to every guest. B
ople whispered that she lacked grace, mocked how she ruined her own wedding, and e
from her. She took her husband first, then her dign
e, Lainey refused to re
Charlee linked to his arm, a pie
nt, her legs alm
rose so fiercely that it threatene
ith steel, she spoke. "Larry, explain why
nd tried to steady herself as the surge of
very much," Charlee said timidly. "Wil
hand to calm her, and his voice softene
peared. "Lainey, I'll overlook your attitude. But Charlee will be the bridesmaid.
on Lainey, they carried l
ee, a tenderness lingered in his gaz
tterness and pain twisted together until
"You want me to respect the woman who's stealing my husband o
ough the hall as he barked the c
her act this way before. She used to obey everything he said w
ey yanked off her veil and
one being unfaithful? You think I'm supp
ized a decorative stone from the floral arrangement, a
the cake collapsed, icing and cr
voice echoed throughout the v
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