My husband persuaded my daughter to donate her kidney to save his lover. After the surgery, he stayed by his lover’s side and neglected my daughter who developed kidney failure that led to her death.

When I confronted the nasty couple, they refused to believe that my daughter had passed away and kicked me out by force.

Afterward, I took my daughter's ashes to her eighteenth birthday party where my husband showed up with his lover and tore down all the decorations, going as far as to scatter my daughter’s ashes. He then accused my late daughter of undermining his lover’s career.

When he finally had to accept that his daughter was dead, he still insisted on defending his lover. Eventually, I showed him proof that it was his lover who refused the hospital’s proposed organ donor so that she could plot to take my daughter’s kidney instead. Upon finding out the truth, he lost his mind and killed his lover.

Now that those two have gotten what they deserve, I bring my daughter’s ashes and travel to the places she had always wanted to go to.

After my husband, Leo Barton, sent me back to my hometown for a month, he used this window to remove my daughter’s kidney to save his childhood sweetheart, Rosette Smith.

While his childhood sweetheart was rescued, my daughter caught a severe case of acute kidney failure due to an infection.

When I rushed to the hospital to see my daughter, she strained a smile and whimpered, “Mom… I saved Aunt Rosette. Does that mean… does that mean that Dad won’t leave us?”

Her pupils had become dilated and her arms drooped off the side of the bed. She died with her eyes open.

I sat stunned in silence by the bed, feeling as if someone had gouged out my heart.

I started frantically calling Leo, and as soon as the call was connected, I heard him saying, “Rosette, I'm here. I won’t leave you! Your body just has a mild reaction to the new kidney. You’ll be okay after you get some rest back home.”

Before I could even get a word out, he roared into the phone to shut me up, “Why are you being so dramatic? Can’t you just drop it already? I have better things to do than stirring up drama all day like you!”

Then, he hung up on me. The droning tone on the phone stung my nerves. I dug my nails into my palms and felt a spark of anger inside me.

My beloved daughter was gone. They had to pay for this!

I endured the grief and anger that threatened to overwhelm me and proceeded to ask the nurse more about my daughter's hospitalization process.

To my surprise, I was told that after enduring such a significant operation, my daughter was given nothing but regular takeout food to eat every day.

She experienced a case of malnutrition and dehydration over time. Eventually, she caught a fever that caused her condition to deteriorate and eventually killed her.

Leo ignored her the entire time because he was too busy staying with Rosette in her ward.

I could not contain my anger anymore at this point and stormed into the VIP ward on the top floor.

When I reached the ward, I saw a group of people standing outside with large bouquets and fruit hampers. They were employees from Leo's company. They tried to stop me when they recognized me, but I managed to shove all of their filthy hands out of my way. They were too intimidated to stop me.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

I pounded on the door.

“Leo, come out here right now!”

The moment I saw the door open, I grabbed him by his collar and started pummeling him.

“Leo! How could you sacrifice your daughter for Rosette?! How dare she take my daughter's kidney? What gives her the right to take my daughter’s kidney? Give me my daughter’s kidney. Give my daughter back to me!”

With that, I charged into the VIP ward like a maniac.

I seemed to have triggered something primal in Leo. In an instant, he lifted me off of my feet as if I weighed nothing at all. Then, he slammed me to the ground.

His eyes were bloodshot with anger and resentment as he hissed at me, “Rosette just fell asleep. You’d better stop causing trouble here, or I won’t hold back!

“Dianne was the one who opted to donate her kidney to Rosette. Unlike you, she has a shred of compassion!”

I felt dizzy when my head smacked against the floor. I could taste the metallic scent of blood on my tongue and started to retch. I felt as if my bones had snapped, and the pain was unbearable.

Regardless of how much it hurt physically, it could not compare to the pain of the loss of my daughter.

I clenched my teeth and pulled myself up to my feet. When I got up, a burst of strength surged from nowhere. I charged forward and slapped Leo across the face.

All the emotion I had been suppressing burst out for the first time. This also marked the first time I had ever hit him.

“If Dianne voluntarily donated her kidney to Rosette, why did you try to take me out of the picture? Do you know our daughter has already…”

“Enough!”

Leo clenched his jaw and suddenly grew menacing. He would not suffer humiliation in front of so many people. Immediately, he shoved me away and did not give me the chance to speak.

“Consider the slap a price I have to pay for keeping this a secret from you. I’m warning you now, Clarice Evans, you’d better not cross the line.

“Also, Rosette is going to get discharged today. I don’t want her to have to deal with any more stress than she needs to. Get out of here right now!”

Rosette this, Rosette that! He only had eyes for Rosette!

Even after his daughter died, he still insisted on defending the woman who destroyed our family and got his daughter killed!

I refused to drop the matter and vowed to seek justice for my daughter. I desperately lurched forward to scratch his face.

Around this point, the door of the ward slowly opened and Rosette stepped out. Her face was pale like a ghost.

Leo immediately pulled over from me and rushed over to put his arms around Rosette. It hurt him just to see her in such a state.

He claimed that Rosette was his saint and that he was sick and tired of the drama of the world. According to him, she was the one who brought a glimmer of light into his dull and gray world.

He stated that he would not divorce me out of respect for my daughter, but I should not expect any more affection from him either. Rosette was the only one who deserved his love and attention.

He mollycoddled Rosette. “Why did you get up? I told you I would take care of everything for you. Are you feeling alright?”

Rosette regarded me with a silent look, then she started to plead as if she was a victim, “Clarice, it was all my fault. If you are upset, please take it out on me, and hit me if you want! Please just leave Leo alone, alright? He has been taking care of me and is exhausted.

“It’s my fault because my body is so weak to the point of needing a kidney transplant. When Leo found out about it, he tried to look for a donor for a long time before settling on Dianne. I know it’s hard for you to accept this because you’re a mother, but Dianne is a kind child. She is truly wonderful.”

Using this veiled apology, she was indirectly insulting me for lacking kindness and compassion. Leo was the only one too blinded by lust to not recognize that.

My eyes grew bloodshot as I bellowed, “You took my daughter! I’m going to skin you alive and crush your bones into powder!”

As soon as I raised my hand in the air, Rosette started to sob and cry out, “Leo, don’t stop her or blame her! Let her hit me all she wants. I can live with it as long as she gets to vent her anger. But, Clarice, I just wanted to say that you shouldn’t disrespect Dianne’s name.”

With that, she cocked her head back and closed her eyes as if to submit to her fate.

Rosette's sincere pleas appealed to Leo’s feelings. He held her tighter in his arms and glared viciously at me.

“Clarice, this is why you will never compare to Rosette! Not only are you aggressive, but you are completely unreasonable as well! You’re a madwoman! Also, don’t you dare disrespect Dianne’s name with your filth! I won’t let you get away with it!”

Then, he turned around and went back to console Rosette, “You’re right. You never asked for any of this. It’s so unfair that you have a weak body. I promise I will protect you.”

I scoffed, “I’ll show you a madwoman!”

“If you even place a finger on Rosette, I will make you regret it..."

Smack!

Now that my daughter was gone, I had nothing left to lose. I slapped her across the face with every ounce of strength I had. Her cheeks turned red in an instant.

I observed the stark disbelief and anger painted on their faces. The sight of it gave me pleasure.

“Clarice! You’re insane! Do you have a death wish?”

I was about to throw myself at them when I felt someone grabbing me by my arm.

Someone cried out, “Clarice, you already said your piece and got what you wanted. Please just listen to Leo and leave.”

They acted as if they were on my side, but I knew that was never the case.

Ever since Rosette showed up, they never cared about me. They dedicated all their efforts toward impressing Rosette and Leo so that they could get a raise and promotion.

Rosette grinned coyly at me before collapsing into Leo’s arms.

Leo anxiously carried her in his arms before stepping back into the ward. I could hear his worrisome voice calling her name the entire time.

Three men shoved me into the elevator. They were too strong for me to fight them off. Then, they stood guard at the elevator entrance like giant pillars of statues. I could no longer get into the VIP ward.

I thought about my late daughter lying all alone in the morgue. Then, I dragged my body still pulsing with pain, and went to send her off with tears in my eyes.

The next morning, I dragged my lethargic body back home with the cremated ashes of my daughter in my hands.

I sat on the couch and waited until the afternoon for Leo to come home.

When I was sixteen years old, I entered society with Leo, and we both tried to make something of ourselves. When we turned twenty-one, we started a small business, and then we got married and had children.

In the blink of an eye, my daughter had grown into an adult as well.

Twenty-three years of companionship turned out to be all for nothing.

Leo seemed taken aback when he saw me. “All I did was forget to tell you about Dianne wanting to donate her kidney to Rosette. Did you have to let yourself go and sink into such a pathetic state?”

I was disheveled and all the spark had left my eyes, appearing more like the dead than the living.

Leo was disgruntled. He kicked off his shoes and went to the kitchen to pour himself a glass of water.

The kettle was empty. This set him off again. “Look at you! You’ve just been lazing around all day at home and haven’t been doing anything. I can’t even get a sip of water to drink around here! This is why I don’t like to come home!”

Then, he turned to the refrigerator to get cold water instead.

Ever since Rosette showed up, he often spent the night out. Rosette was often what sparked our arguments. She was also the reason Leo first brought up divorce. Upset, I agreed in the heat of the moment.

That was when our daughter, who was still in her second year of high school, came home. She overheard our argument from outside the house and started bawling her eyes out.

For the sake of our daughter, we never brought up divorce again.

Now that my daughter was gone, I no longer had any reason to stay with him.

With that, I showed him the divorce agreement I had prepared ahead of time.

“Leo, let's get divorced. There is no need to put ourselves through this for Dianne’s sake.”

Leo took a large gulp of ice water as if to quell the burning anger in his chest. Then, he began his long-winded rant, “Are you still upset about me donating Dianne’s kidney to Rosette? Can't you just give it a rest and stop holding it against Rosette who is still recovering?

“I provide you a roof over your head. Isn’t that good enough? Do you think you could live a better life without me? Do you think I would stick it out and stay with you if it wasn’t for Rosette?

“I know you have no problem with being an unqualified mother, but I still have my principles as a father!”

I looked at the man who I had once loved with all my heart and felt an urge to cry, feeling desolate.

Then, he went on, “Where is Dianne anyway? Even Rosette has been discharged, so I’m sure Dianne has been discharged before her. Tell Dianne to come out of her room. I bought her favorite mango cake for her eighteenth birthday tomorrow. I can’t join her birthday party tomorrow, so I’ll have to celebrate earlier for her.”

I sneered when I looked at the cake he had prepared for the occasion. He would rather skip his daughter’s eighteenth birthday, a once-in-a-lifetime occasion, all so he could spend time with Rosette.

“Leo, she’s about to turn eighteen. Don’t you know she is allergic to mangoes?”

Leo frowned sharply and regarded me with a disgruntled look. “What nonsense are you going on about this time? She’s always ecstatic whenever I buy her cakes!”

“She’s only doing that because she’s a sensitive girl and didn’t want to hurt your feelings. You always talk about how much you love your daughter when the truth is that you don't understand her at all.

“All your affection for her has always been nothing but a show you put on. What she truly wants is a complete and functional family that gives her the love she needs, not these pathetic performances.

“She went as far as to donate her kidney to Rosette just to get you to stay with us. She thought if she saved Rosette, you would dedicate yourself to our family. It’s such a shame that she would never get what she wanted even if she died.”

Smack!

Leo slapped me across the face.

“I warned you to not disrespect my daughter’s name!”

He was so furious that his breathing had become ragged. Then, he glared at me before stomping toward Dianne’s room and pounding on the door.

“Dianne, Daddy’s home! Are you feeling better?!”

He waited for two minutes, but nobody responded. He turned to me and fixed a cross look at me before opening the door.

The room was completely vacant. A pink box was set on the table.

“Clarice, where did you hide our daughter? She needs time to rest and recover. Don’t use her as a weapon against me!”

Every word he said seemed to cut into my flesh like a scalpel. I could feel my flesh shredding off. I turned hysterical. I wanted to ask him why he would rather take care of Rosette than look after our daughter.

When the words came to my lips, I realized I no longer had the energy to argue with him. I wonder how he would feel if he found out our daughter was gone.

Upon reaching this thought, I smiled a cynical smile and gestured at the pink box containing Dianne’s ashes.

With a tragic chuckle, I motioned. “That’s right. I hid our daughter. I hid her ashes inside that pink box over there.”