âWhy did you guys keep me in the dark for so long? Why are you only telling me now that Kevinâs heart was donated? As his sister, why donât I know anything about that?â Ellen continued to question Selena.
âThat⦠It wasnât that my parents refused to tell you. They were just trying to look out for you! They didnât want you to feel sad because of that matter, but we told you now, didnât we?â
âOh? Are you saying I should be grateful to you?â Ellen asked through gritted teeth.
âShouldnât you? Otherwise, what do you expect us to do? Our family is broke now anyway, so you canât get any money even if you want to.â At the mention of finances, Selena remained undeniably sour.
âBut you guys still have a house, a car, and investments. Regardless, your family has to give me half of the compensation!â By now, Ellenâs eyes were red. She did not need the money; all she needed was justice.
Connorâs family felt no guilt while spending the money they received from Kevinâs heart and had been living a glorious life for sixteen years, yet they never thought to visit his grave once. How could such animals have the right to spend that fund?
She would rather donate that sum to charity. than let those ungrateful idiots take it.
âEllen, do not try anything! Iâm telling you to stop having any ideas about my family. Weâre poor as beggars! If you need someone to blame, you have the Presgraves for that! They didnât even give us much back then! There were only fifteen million, and itâs been almost twenty years. Do you think thatâs a lot of money?â Selena was flustered as she did not expect Ellen would blame her family.
Originally, she thought Ellen would amount to no threat without Jaredâs backup, but she did not expect Ellen to list her demand.
âCan you swear that every word you say today is true? Did your parents not get tempted by the Presgravesâ money and agree to sign the papers?â Ellen had regained her reasoning. With her uncle and auntâs personalities, how could they not agree to surrender Kevinâs heart when the Presgraves promised them fifteen million?
âOf course, itâs real! The Presgrave Family has power and wealth, and they had their eyes set on Kevinâs heart because he was the only one who could save Mr. Presgrave! Where are you now? Is he still with you?â
âNo.â âAtta girl! Iâd say, you should stay as far away from him as possible. Heâs the one who stole your brotherâs heart, after all.â
As soon as Ellen heard that, she immediately reprimanded Selena silently, Jared was seriously injured and bedridden back then, and his life was also at risk. If Kevin learned about that before he passed away and knew he could save a life, I believe he would certainly agree to it. He was a kind soul, after all.
However, all she desperately wanted to know was whether Kevinâs heart was donated out of Presgravesâ threat or an amicable agreement with Connor and Olivia. That, to her, was extremely important.
âEllen, if I were you, I would hate Jared and the Presgrave Family to death. Also, I wouldnât want.
anything to do with them anymore in my life. Would you agree?â Selena asked.
She wanted to hear Ellen utter anything to imply that they had the same enemy and that she did not want anything to do with the Presgraves anymore.
âWhy should I hate him? He was only ten back then and doesnât know anything,â Ellen retorted.
Stunned, Selena was not expecting Ellen to be so rational, let alone hate Jared. âEllen, youâre too kind and foolish. How can you still speak up for him? Yes, he has done nothing wrong, but his family is the culprit who stole your brotherâs heart.â
âPlease donât say any nonsense that you canât prove.â âM-My mom told me that,â Selena quickly explained.
âIf your parents were forced to agree, they shouldnât have accepted the compensation, and they wouldnât have sent me to Grandma after getting the money.â
Selena choked and said, âAnyway, I canât do anything about it if thatâs what youâre thinking.â After that, she hung up.
On the other hand, Ellen sat inside her room, re- evaluating the things she could not comprehend in her unreasonable state that afternoon. Now that she had calmed down, her thought process became more rational.
Selena didnât tell me those things out of kindness. Her goal is to make me hate Jared. Also, Uncle Connorâs call was targeted to push the blame onto the Presgraves so that he could justify swallowing the fifteen million.