Chapter 196
Ashley saw Salma getting worked up and chuckled. âDonât get me wrong, I didnât want to come find you either, but I had no choice, otherwise I wouldnât be here.â
âWhat do you mean?â Salma asked, puzzled.
Ashley put away her sarcasm and said, âGet in the car. I donât want to freeze my butt off here.â
With that, she turned to the Mercedes parked on the side of the road, opened the door, and climbed in.
After some hesitation, Salma, perhaps still holding out hope for that man, wanted to know any information about him, so she followed Ashley into the car.
Ashley closed the door, and let the driver get out, leaving just the two of them in the car.
Ashley cut to the chase. âMy daughter Sandy is sick and needs a bone marrow transplant urgently. Neither Tavon nor I are a match. Now, we can only ask your daughter Anastasia. Theyâre half-sisters, so the chances of a match are high. If it works out, Iâll give you $50,000. I wonât let Anastasia give something for nothing.â
Hearing this, Salma trembled with anger. âAshley, youâre pushing your luck. Why should my daughter Anastasia save your daughter Sandy? Thatâs never gonna happen.â
âDonât be so quick to refuse, Salma. Weâre both mothers. You should understand how I feel. Sandyâs life is hanging by a thread. If it wasnât for her, do you think Iâd come to you?â Ashley looked down on Salma from the bottom of her heart. âIf you donât agree today, the, next person to come to you will be Tavon.â
Salma was stunned. âTavon knows you came to me? He also agreed to use Anastasia to save Sandy?â
âSandy is our daughter. Saving her is his responsibility. Of course, he knows. And your daughter Anastasia is also his daughter. As a father, he gave Anastasia life, and he has the right to ask her to donate bone marrow.â Ashley continued, âDonât worry, we wonât treat you and Anastasia unfairly. You can name your price.â
Salma was so angry that her chest hurt. âAna is also Tavonâs daughter. He canât do this! He hasnât taken responsibility as a father for over 20 years. He has no right to ask Ana to donate bone marrow to Sandy. This is absolutely impossible.â
Salma got out of the car in fury and left. Anastasia had just recovered from a serious illness. There was no way Salma would jeopardize her daughterâs health.
-Over 20 years ago, young Salma fell in love with Tavon. But Tavon, from a prestigious rich family, was taken away by his family. Soon
after, news came that Tavon was marrying Ashley.
At that time, Salma was already three months pregnant. Tavon and Ashley were a perfect match, and the Morton family never thought much of Salma.
Salma tried to see Tavon but was insulted and driven away by the Morton family. They even demanded her to abort the baby, but she never even saw Tavon.
Shortly after, she received a breakup fetter from Tavon, asking her not to find him again, that they were not meant to be in this life, and maybe in the next.
Young and naive, Salma couldnât bear to give up on the baby and made the unwise decision to give birth to Anastasia.
After writing the breakup letter, Tavon vanished without a trace. The Morton family also left Riverdale, and Salma never heard from Tavon again.
She never spoke of these events to anyone and bore all the pain alone. She had made her mistakes and she didnât want Anastasia to repeat them.
When she gave birth to Anastasia, she didnât give her Tavonâs surname, nor her own, but the surname of Anastasiaâs grandmother, the Jewell family. On one hand, Salma wanted to ease the tension with her family, and on the other hand, she wanted Anastasia to have no connection with the Morton family.
Over 20 years had passed, and Ashley was knocking on her door again.
Back home, Salma couldnât sleep.
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The Morton family was rich 20 years ago and seemed to be doing well now. Ashley was capable of anything. If she forced Anastasia to donate bone marrow, what would Salma do?
Salma was worried sick. Ever since Ashley came to her, she had been out of sorts and preoccupied.
In the following days, Salma was restless and lost in thought several times. She didnât even respond when Anastasia called her.
Anastasia curiously asked, âMom, is something bothering you? You seem distant.