"Summer, you can't be so heartless!"
"How can you bear to see Rupert suffer endlessly? You should help him! You have money now, you have the relocation compensation, and you've entered the entertainment industry... You can't just watch him die; you're his fiancée!"
"If you're this cold-blooded, people will condemn you!"
"Summer... boohoo..." Mrs. Brightwood cried helplessly, feeling utterly cornered as a mother. She tried to guilt-trip Summer.
The doctor, hearing all this, looked at the girl who had remained silent.
"Mrs. Brightwood," Summer's voice was gentle, "perhaps I should start calling you Auntie."
The middle-aged woman felt a sudden tightness in her chest and looked up at her with tear-filled eyes.
"Auntie, I can't help Rupert repay his debts just because you're threatening suicide. The engagement dowry will be returned. You know better than anyone how we got together."
"Don't blame me for being heartless; there was never any real affection between us."
"And the amount he owes is astronomical for both the Brightwood and Campbell families. No one can bear that burden."
"Moreover, he didn't fail in an investment; he fell into the bad habit of gambling."
"He is deceitful; he even planned to hide it from me and deceive me into marriage. Just for that, he doesn't deserve forgiveness!"
"So I won't care whether he lives or dies; I'm not a saint."
"You wanted to see me, so I'm here. Do you have anything else to say?" Summer maintained a calm demeanor, speaking slowly and clearly. "I'm willing to listen; this is the last time I'll see you."
Just as Mrs. Brightwood was about to explode in anger and despair, Mr. Brightwood's phone rang.
The ringtone caught both Mrs. Brightwood's and Mr. Brightwood's attention! They still had no news of their son! What if it was about him?!
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Seriously!!! 2 very short chapters per day!!!...