For my father and my feelings.

This playboy agreed to marry me not just because Uncle Daniel liked me, but because I promised to give him enough freedom.

My arm slammed against the wall and the sharp pain made me gasp.

I gritted my teeth, enduring it and reached for my phone to show him Keanu’s condition in the hospital.

But before I could open the photo album, the hospital called.

“Mrs. Cavill, Keanu has developed an infection. Please come as soon as possible.”

My heart clenched. Keanu’s condition couldn’t handle even a minor infection.

“I’ll be there right away.”

I hung up without another word. I didn’t care about the two people in front of me anymore. I pushed the door open and rushed out.

Seeing my reaction, Dwayne’s expression changed. He knew I wouldn’t fake something like this.

“Kate, was that the hospital? Keanu’s illness, it wasn’t a lie?”

I stopped in my tracks, turned around and gave him one last chance.

“Dwayne, come to the hospital with me. I’m begging you. Keanu loves you so much, he even calls for Daddy in his sleep.”

For a moment, Dwayne actually frowned, as if something in him wavered.

But Eva slipped behind him, pressing herself against his back.

“Teacher Hemsworth just can’t stand to see us happy. She’s only trying to drag you out of my bed.”

Her hand slid down his waist.

“She’s not going to paint for us. Why don’t we just record a video? Let’s try that position you talked about last time.”

Lust clouded Dwayne’s face in an instant. He picked Eva up and carried her straight into the bedroom, slamming the door shut with a kick.

The moans and gasps that followed shattered the last sliver of hope I had for him.

At that moment, I made up my mind that Keanu had nothing more to do with Dwayne.

My child, I would save myself.

This infection hit Keanu hard. The inflammation wouldn’t go down and the doctor recommended a direct bone marrow transplant.

But there wasn’t a suitable match in the national bone marrow registry.

Watching Keanu grow paler and thinner by the day, I could only blame myself for not being a perfect match.

Standing on the edge between life and death, all my pride crumbled.

With swollen, red eyes, I went to the company to find Dwayne. He was just about to leave.

Ignoring the stares from employees around us, I dropped to my knees with a heavy thud.

“Dwayne, Keanu is really sick. Please come to the hospital for a bone marrow match. You’re his father, can you really bear to watch your son die?”

Dwayne froze, clearly caught off guard.

“Who allowed you to come here and embarrass yourself?”

He grabbed my arm and dragged me into the president’s office, whispers already spreading through the office.

Everything I’d been holding in finally broke loose. I sobbed so hard it felt like something inside me was tearing apart.

At last, Dwayne seemed to soften.

“I’ll go to the hospital with you. If Keanu is really sick, then as his father, of course, I’ll help him. But if you’re lying to me again, I won’t…”

Just as a glimmer of hope rose in my heart, Eva appeared.

“Teacher Hemsworth, how can you be so cruel? I already gave up on being Mrs. Cavill. I just want Dwayne to come with me to France for my 23rd birthday. Why won’t you let me have even that?”

Dwayne’s lips pressed into a thin line. He turned to me, eyes full of suspicion.

Tears quickly filled Eva’s eyes.

“Dwayne, I called Keanu’s teacher. She said he was attending class like normal.”

“You’re lying.”

I was so furious I nearly slapped her across the face.

But before I could react, she suddenly dropped to her knees.

“Please, Teacher Hemsworth. I’m not as smart as you, not as talented and I don’t have your family background. Dwayne’s love is all I have. Please don’t take that from me.”

As she spoke, she moved as if to slam her head on the floor.

Dwayne, heart aching, rushed forward and pulled her into his arms.

“I’ll go with you to France for your birthday. Don’t cry.”

Dwayne’s gaze toward me turned cold once again.

“Eva has never had anyone celebrate her birthday with her. Don’t you have even a shred of compassion?”

In that moment, I hated Eva more than I ever had. I lunged at her, wanting to tear her apart, but Dwayne struck me hard across the face.

That slap shattered everything. I broke down completely.

“Dwayne, as long as you’re willing to do the bone marrow match, I’ll divorce you right away. I’ll give her the title of Mrs. Cavill.”

But Dwayne didn’t even look at me. He was only concerned with comforting Eva.

In the end, he lost his patience and ordered the guards to throw me out.

I returned to the hospital in despair and cried my heart out outside the ward.

Then, I wiped my tears and walked into the doctor’s office.

“Use my bone marrow. I’m his mother. I’ll take the risk with my child.”

The night before Keanu’s surgery, I put on sterile clothing and entered his hospital room.

Keanu’s eyes sparkled. “Mom, don’t be sad. I’ll definitely get better.”

I bit my lip and nodded, not even daring to hug him.

“When I get better, let’s ask Dad to take us to Disneyland, okay?”

At that moment, the sorrow in my heart reached its peak.

Because just before entering the room, I had seen Eva’s latest post on social media.

[Thank you, Mr. Cavill, for reserving all of Disneyland to celebrate my birthday.]

The photo showed her laughing on a carousel, Disney fireworks lighting up the sky behind her like a dream.

“Yes. Once you get better, Daddy and Mommy will take you to ride every ride in Disneyland.”

That’s what I said, but deep down, I knew the truth. The success rate of the surgery was less than forty percent.

Keanu’s surgery was a great success.

I believed Heaven must have heard my prayer, willing to trade ten years of my life for Keanu’s safety.

A month after the surgery, Keanu asked if he could go home for a few days.

After careful evaluation, the doctors approved it.

I brought him home, my heart full of joy. Just watching him walk out of the hospital made every sacrifice worth it.

But just as we stepped into the house, Dwayne, who had been gone for so long, suddenly barged in with Eva.

“Dwayne, now you believe me, right? Isn’t Keanu excellent? Teacher Hemsworth even cursed the child with a deadly illness.”

I had no time to argue. I immediately shielded Keanu and rushed him into the bedroom.

Before they arrived, that room had been disinfected three times. The two people before me were far too filthy.

Dwayne didn’t even glance at Keanu’s pale, fragile face.

He grabbed my arm.

“Kate, how dare you use our child to lie? Do you know how anxious I’ve been out there? You’re truly disgusting.”

I hadn’t even broken free from his grip when…

“Woof woof woof!”

The sound of barking shattered my nerves.

Keanu was allergic to dog fur. Right now, he was as fragile as glass. One allergic reaction could cost him his life.

“Get out! Get out of here! Stay away from Keanu!”

As I struggled against the two of them, the little dog ran straight to Keanu.

First, it barked wildly, then it started licking his skin.

Every hair on my body stood on end. I raised my foot and kicked the dog hard in the belly, sending it flying.

Eva immediately let out a piercing scream.

“Tom! My Tom!”

She rushed over, scooping the dog into her arms, tears streaming down her face.

“Teacher Hemsworth, I know you love Keanu, but Tom is like my child, too. How could you treat him like that?”

The dog whimpered, but it was clearly not severely hurt.

Dwayne hadn’t expected things to spiral like this. He quickly pulled Eva away, heading out to take their so-called “dog son” to the vet.

Just as he was about to leave, Keanu took two steps forward, choking on his sobs.

“Daddy…”

Dwayne turned back.

Before the joy on Keanu’s face could fully bloom, it was met with a hard slap.

“Useless brat. Already so big and still afraid of dogs. You made Eva’s Tom get hurt. Why don’t you just die?”

I didn’t know if it was Dwayne who shattered Keanu’s will to live.

That very night, his fever spiked and an intense allergic reaction was followed by transplant rejection.

The hospital immediately issued a critical condition notice.

I knelt outside the emergency room, slapping myself over and over.

Why did I agree to let Keanu come home?

Why didn’t I protect him better?

Just as regret devoured me, the doctor walked up.

“Mrs. Cavill, Keanu’s condition is extremely critical. We need to use an emergency device; each minute costs a hundred thousand dollars. Your account doesn’t have sufficient funds.”

“I’ll pay right now. No matter how much it costs, equipment, medicine, I’ll use everything I have. Please, save my son.”

But when I handed over my card at the payment counter, not a cent went through.

Panicked, I tried several more, none of them worked.

Only then did I realize that my accounts had been frozen.

My mind went completely blank in that instant.

The only person who had the power to freeze my accounts was Dwayne.

“Dwayne, Keanu is in critical condition. Unfreeze my cards. That money is mine. I earned it. It has nothing to do with you.”

“We’re husband and wife. What’s mine is yours, what’s yours is mine. You kicked me and Eva’s dog son; this is your punishment.”

“Dwayne, Keanu is dying, you….”

Before I could finish, he hung up.

The doctor kept urging me.

I redialed Dwayne’s number again and again. He didn’t hang up, but he never picked up either.

I turned to friends for help and tried borrowing money.

One by one, they stammered, hesitated, clearly warned by Dwayne.

Not a single one dared lend me a cent.

Just like that, over thirty minutes slipped by. I was soaked in sweat.

Finally, I thought of someone.

“Jeremy, send me five million. I’ll help you take back the entire Cavill Family.”

“Account number.”

His voice was cold as ever, but behind it was concern I couldn’t ignore.

Less than two minutes later, I heard the notification of a deposit on my empty card.

After paying, I rushed back, only to run into Keanu’s doctor. His voice was heavy with sorrow.

“Mrs. Cavill, we did everything we could. Please accept our condolences.”