After he finished speaking, he signed his name on the paper and then transferred three million to Jessica’s bank account right in front of me.
Before leaving, he threw in one last remark. “Love always feels like a debt—you wouldn’t understand.”
I stood there, frozen for a long time, as memories flooded my mind like a tidal wave.
When I first entered the Rivers Family, I was broke. At the time, my half-sister was diagnosed with a serious illness and she needed three million for treatment.
The Rivers couple, already doing more than enough by adopting me, had no obligation to do more and I couldn’t bring myself to ask for anything else.
Thomas, raised in privilege with endless pocket money, learned of my situation and nodded, agreeing to lend me the money.
But the day before my sister was scheduled for surgery, Thomas suddenly backed out.
I still remember his exact words. "Sorry, I bought a gift for a friend’s birthday, so I don’t have the money to lend you right now."
Later, I ended up selling my blood to raise part of the money for my sister's treatment. It was while I was working as a waitress at a restaurant that I ran into Thomas.