I borrowed another doctor's phone and called repeatedly, but it was always off.

I glanced back at Leah, who was lying on the hospital bed waiting for help, and clenched my fists.

I couldn't sit and wait for him!

Although Xavier had been cheating on me for months, Leah was a really good girl.

She was honest, kind, hardworking, and had a very upright character.

Even if she wasn't my sister-in-law and just a stranger, I couldn't let her die without trying to help!

Xavier didn't believe me, so I would go find him!

In the three years of our marriage, Xavier and I had shared our phone locations to easily find each other.

Even if the phone was off, I could still determine his real-time location through the linked information.

I pinpointed his location at a mall and quickly took a taxi there.

When I arrived, I saw him seriously standing in front of a claw machine, leisurely aiming for a cute pink doll.

And Eden was intimately holding his waist, cheering him on from the side.

"You're amazing, you're the best!"

I almost vomited from disgust.

Yet Xavier loved this, and Eden's praise brought a gentle smile to his face.

"Xavier! Come with me now!"

I went up and tried to pull him away.

With Leah in such a critical condition, I was extremely anxious. Yet Xavier was leisurely playing with his ex.

My forceful tug made Xavier miss his aim on the doll.

Eden immediately looked disappointed, her voice even higher pitched, "Ah, my doll, what a pity!"

Xavier frowned unhappily, turned to see me, and his expression immediately darkened.

"Clara Watson, what are you doing?"

Xavier's tone was full of coldness and vigilance.

"You know today is Eden's birthday. I took time off to be with her. Do you have to ruin it?"

Even though Xavier and I had been in a quarrel for a long time, his rudeness wasn't unexpected.

But hearing him call me by my full name with such vigilance and disgust.

I couldn't help but disappoint.

Not long ago, he was still caring for me in every detail, calling me gently by my nickname.

It had only been a few months since Eden reappeared, and our relationship quickly deteriorated.

Some things are more urgent than others, and now wasn't the time to dwell on these issues.

I took a deep breath.

"Xavier, Leah is showing signs of sudden death. They say only you can perform the surgery. Come back to the hospital now, or it will be too late!"

I reached out to pull him again, but he coldly shook me off.

"Clara, first you installed cameras; now Leah's sudden death. How can you be so manipulative?"

A cold sneer and mockery flashed across his face, which then turned into deep disdain and disgust.

I was stunned.

A couple of months ago, I noticed Xavier often stayed out all night. Even when he came home, he would hide in his study alone.

Out of curiosity and concern, I installed a camera in the study.

While at work, I accidentally saw him and Eden intimately hugging as they entered the study.

He eagerly ripped off Eden's clothes, carried her princess-style onto the study desk, and they kissed passionately.

They were soon about to do unspeakable things.

At the critical moment, my angry voice came through the camera, startling them.

It even made Eden cry.

Since then, Xavier and I had been in the longest quarrel.

I was disappointed. Was the manipulative referring to the camera in his study?

I held back my anger and explained, "Xavier, we've been married for three years. You should know my character. Even if I had something against you, I wouldn't joke about Leah!"

The coldness in Xavier's eyes intensified.

He didn't believe me.

"You even installed surveillance cameras. What else are you capable of?"

He instinctively stood in front of Eden.

He was afraid I might go crazy and harm her.

Xavier coldly pushed me away. "Clara, you know I care about Leah very much. We grew up relying on each other. She means everything to me.

"If you dare use her as an excuse to compete for my favor again, I will really look down on you!"

I couldn't believe it. "What? In your eyes, am I such a shameless person?"

Compete for favor?

How dare he!

"You think you're clever at lying?

"Just two hours ago, I was talking to Leah. She was perfectly fine."

Xavier looked away and ignored me.

He bent down and started picking up the stuffed toys Eden had won, putting them into a bag one by one.

Seeing that I hadn't left, Xavier looked up and coldly stared at me.

"Clara, don't stand here and be a nuisance.

"Eden is alone in this city. It's her birthday today, and she has no one to celebrate with. I promised to be with her today, so I'm not going anywhere."

Just as I was about to speak, Eden interrupted me.

She made that shrill voice again.

"Clara, I know it's not right to be together with Xavier, but I really see him as a brother. He'll just be with me for one day. After today, I'll give him back to you, okay?"

She looked pitiful, with tears about to fall.

Xavier, feeling sorry for her, held her hand and was about to leave.

"Eden, don't bother with her.

"Let's go. I'll take you to have some birthday cake."

Eden, like an obedient girl, was led away by Xavier.

As they left, Eden turned back and gave me a provocative smile.

Just as I realized what was happening and wanted to rush over, my phone rang.

It was a call from the hospital.

"Mrs. Morgan, have you reached Dr. Morgan?

"Please come to the hospital. Leah... she's not going to make it.

"She said she wants to see you one last time."

I put down the phone, got into a cab, and choked back tears on the way to the hospital.

I really wanted to break down and cry.

No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn't understand how a once happy family had turned out like this.

Xavier would rather be with Eden, playing with toys and eating cake, than believe me or visit his sister in the hospital.

Leah was such a sensible girl, and her own brother could save her!

"Clara..."

Leah, with an oxygen tube, weakly called out to me.

I quickly held her hand, "Leah, I'm here!

"I'm sorry I couldn't get Xavier back. He, he..."

My eyes turned red with tears.

Leah weakly shook her head, trying to smile and comfort me. "Clara, it's not your fault. You're so good...

"It is Xavier's fault."

Leah had known for months about Xavier staying out all night, entangled with Eden.

She had always chosen to stand by me.

She had often comforted me, saying Eden wasn't a good woman, that she had left Xavier for money and came back now that she was broke.

She said Xavier was lucky to have met me.

Leah held my hand and placed a crumpled piece of paper in my palm.

"Clara, if you want a divorce, I support you..."

After saying this, Leah's hand went limp.

"Leah!!"

I cried uncontrollably.

The nurse placed Leah's body in the mortuary, waiting for the family to claim it.

I sat helplessly in the hospital corridor.

I opened the piece of paper Leah had given me.

The doctor said this was her will, written desperately through pain and suffocation before she died.

Because she had no strength, her writing was crooked.

"Xavier, Clara is so good. If you divorce, you must leave with nothing. And don't be with Eden, or I will... die with regrets."

These words made me burst into tears.

Oh, Leah.

Even before she died, she was thinking of me.

I gazed at Leah from a distance, praying for her peaceful journey.

As for Xavier, I was completely disheartened.

"Xavier, you can keep playing with Eden from now on. We're getting a divorce."

He didn't reply to my message.

It wasn't until the next afternoon that Xavier finally replied.

"It's up to you."

I sat at the morgue entrance for a whole day and night before I got his reply.

During this time, I watched Xavier's location. After leaving the mall, he went from a restaurant to a hotel and only left the hotel in the afternoon when he replied.

Tears fell from my eyes.

The tears tasted bitter as they ran into my mouth.

"Tomorrow, we'll go for the divorce. As for now, come to the hospital. Leah's body is still in the mortuary.

"You are her only relative. I have no right to cremate her. Come and claim her body."