Sharon gently squeezed toothpaste onto my toothbrush and said sweetly, “Go brush your teeth. Willow and I are going downstairs to grab breakfast for you.”
Not long after they left, the door creaked open again.
Elroy strolled in and stopped at the edge of my bed.
“Oh, Dean… even after all these years, you’re still a loser,” he sneered.
“You know, when I got diagnose, there were actually a few other compatible donors available,” he paused, “But Willow said she was afraid I’d reject the others, so she’d help me find the most compatible one.”
“And sure enough, your kidney worked great in my body!”
He chuckled. “So… how does it feel to be betrayed by your own daughter?”
Then he lifted his shirt to show off his smooth, unblemished stomach. “You know why I don’t have any scars, while you’ve got that giant, nasty one?” he asked, raising his eyebrows.
I said nothing.
“It’s because, during my surgery, every top plastic surgeon in the city worked on me—at Sharon’s request. She didn’t want a single mark on my body.”
“And you?” he added with a cruel grin. “You were handed over to some pig farm vet to be carved open like livestock!”
Every word he threw at me landed like a sledgehammer to the skull.
So the scar that had planted insecurity in my life for so long… that was Sharon’s doing.
Sensing how devastated I was, Elroy leaned in even closer, blowing another punch.
“Oh, and one more thing,” he whispered. “There was nothing wrong with your ‘little Johnny.’ Sharon told the doctor to remove it… just because she was afraid I’d get upset. And now she’s carrying my baby. You won’t just be an organ bank for me—but for our child too. We’ll take whatever we want from you.”
That took the last of my patience. I stood up and tried to punch him. But before I could even touch him, Elroy covered his face and started wailing.
“Please don’t hit me, Dean! I’m only managing the company for you temporarily!”
Right then, Willow stormed in and shoved me with all her strength. My head smashed into the corner of the bed and I could instantly feel the warm rush of blood.
Sharon burst in a moment later. She stepped on my hand and yanked Elroy into her arms.
Elroy sobbed dramatically, his voice trembling. “Sharon… I just wanted to check on him, but he accused me of stealing his company. He also said he’d make me end up just like him…”
Sharon’s eyes blazed with fury.