Chapter 490.

Chapter 490.

Chapter 490. A Bloody Date with Wisteria. (2/4)

“Aurelia...”

“What is it?”

“I didn’t ask you here just to watch a movie... there’s something I have to talk to you about.”

I was naturally confused. But... if he’s planning to talk to her about something it might be a good idea to record their conversation. I stuck my hand into my pocket, pulled out my phone, then started recording.

“What did you want to talk about?”

“The truth. You know that I love you.”

“Yeah. I know. But I can’t return your feelings.”

“Even now... you still love him?”

“Yeah...”

“When are you going to move on? That part of your life is over already.”

“I can’t... move on.”

“Why?”

Aurelia took a deep breath in and calmed herself down before she spoke.

“The truth is... I’ve never told anyone about this before... I’ve always been too ashamed of myself to let anyone know this secret... I have... a daughter... I abandoned.”

“What!” The doctor exclaimed in shock.

“Shhh. Don’t make a commotion.”

“You had a child with him!” He whispered back frantically.

“Yes. I planned to take this secret with me to my grave but... recently... I met my daughter I hadn’t seen once for almost two decades. She was... all grown up. She was even with a boy she seemed fond of.”

“I thought... she’d hate and resent me. That she’d be disgusted and despise me for running away on my own. But... she wasn’t. It turned out she’d always wanted to see me. She wanted nothing more than for her mom and dad to get back together...”

“We talked... about a lot of things. So many things. And... I don’t want to keep running away. Once I’ve finished all my scheduled surgeries, I plan to resign from our hospital. Which is why... I’m sorry. I know you’ve done a lot for me, but I can’t see you the same way you see me.”

“You... had a child... with him... What... have I... done?” He sounded devastated. I thought he’d be furious, but I could hear his deep sense of remorse.

“What... are you talking about?”

“Why didn’t you tell me! Weren’t the three of us close friends?”

“It was hard for us to tell you back then... and after I ran away... I felt so ashamed of myself I couldn’t bring myself to tell anyone about the daughter I ran away from.”

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“I love you. That’s not a lie.”

“Not that! The children. Were you just trying to make yourself look good?”

“That... was not a lie. It wasn’t to make myself look good. Aurelia, I’ve never once enjoyed partaking in my family’s business. I do it out of my own guilty conscience. Even if I don’t partake in this business, those organs are still going to be forcefully harvested and used. By squeezing out large sums of money from rich people in need of organs, I was able to supply children who weren’t so fortunate who needed them.”

“However, I’m no saint, I’ve dirtied my hands many times, too many to count. I’ve even used these organs as leverage to get the things I desire. Even the time with you.”

“With me? When?”

“When do you think? Remember how things went awry with the suppliers on the farm?”

“Yeah...”

“A big farming supplier’s CEO had a young daughter in urgent need of multiple organs after an accident. The waiting list was too long for the organs required to save her life. I took that opportunity to blackmail him. If he cooperated with me... I’d save his daughter by supplying the organs she needed. If he didn’t... I’d let her die. Naturally... he had no other choice than to agree.”

Slap!

I didn’t see it directly, but I saw the tall shadow of Aurellia on the back wall cast by the light from the movie playing. She was standing up in front of him. Her arm swung from right to left.

I heard it loud and clear, crisp, and distinct. Not just me... everyone in the movie theater heard it. That resounding slap to the face in the middle of the movie. There was no covering it up.

Aurelia had heard enough and couldn’t hold it back.

To even listen up to this point and remain her composure was already impressive.

“You... idiot... why? I trusted you... all these years... just to be... told this?”

“I’m... sorry.”

“Sorry doesn’t do anything! If it was going to be like this, you shouldn’t have told me anything!”

“But I had to...”

“Why!”

“Because... ss uh oee a oo o ect uh eron I uv.”

It’s the only way to protect the person I love.

His whisper was so low I almost couldn’t make out his words. It seemed he didn’t want anyone to hear them.

Thud. Thud. Thud.

Her shadow moved as her arms flailed about.

Aurelia was silent, not knowing what to say. All she could do was throw weak, frustrated pained punches at the doctor.

I stopped the recording and put my phone back in my pocket. I’d gotten his confession for just about everything.

It was best for us to get out of here now.