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Sean gripped my hand,choked with emotion.
I didn’t miss Chloe behind him,furiously ripping up her own health report,glaring with resentment.
That night, under the pretext of buying supplies for Chloe, I secretly activated the home security cameras I'd installed after my rebirth.
“Hannah passed my tests twice.”
From the footage,Chloe’s face twisted momentarily.
Regaining her sweet demeanor,she asked:
“Sean,are you marrying Hannah?”
“No,it just proves she’s cunning.No matter,I have another plan.”
Last life,I learned after death:
Sean,from a wealthy family,swore off true love after his father’s affair and mother’s suicide.
Using his elite status,he deceived naive girls in the name of love.
He corrupted good women,urged sex workers to reform.
He drove rich,naive girls to disown their families,lured poor girls into crushing debt.
All to test their sincerity.
When bored,he’d assign impossible tasks to ditch them.
One girl,drowning in debt from him,became an adult webcam model.
He blackmailed her for nights,then leaked her videos online,calling it a“smear campaign.”
Chloe was his loyal accomplice,doing his dirty work,committing heinous crimes.
Yet these despicable individuals got happy endings.
Sadly,my power alone was too weak.
Before bed,Sean held me,saying softly:
“Hannah,let’s break up.”
In the dark,I sounded panicked,face calm.
“Did I do something wrong?Tell me,I’ll change.Please don’t leave.”
His tone rose,smug:
“I don’t want to,but my company’s finances are tight.I don’t want to drag you down.I love you,want the best for you.”
With his gentle voice, he could easily make anyone believe he loved me deeply.
“Silly,partners share everything.How much do you need?I’ll see what I can do.”
“A woman like you as my wife — what more could a man ask for?”
Sean hugged me tightly:
“It’s not much,about$100,000.Don’t worry,I’ll repay it with interest once things turn around.”
Not much,$100,000?
He spoke lightly.
That sum could be a family’s life savings.
But it was exactly the max an adult could borrow online.
Days later,I smiled,handing him a bank card.
“Here’s$200,000.That should cover the company,right?”
“You’re so foolish,but I’ll never betray you.”
Sean said, hugging me with a look of apparent, but I caught a flicker of contempt in his eyes.
I never expected his next test to involve my organs.
When Sean called,he sounded panicked:
“Hannah,my dad has a terminal illness.What do I do?”
“Don’t panic.I’m coming to the hospital.”
There,I learned his father had“acute kidney failure,”needing a transplant to survive.
The hospital had no matching kidneys.
Men don’t usually cry easily,but Sean’s eyes reddened,sobbing into my arms.
“I can’t lose my only family.If he dies,I can’t live.”
Chloe,tearful,spoke:
“Sean,your dad’s always been kind to me.I’ll donate my kidney.”
“You’re not family.I can’t ask that of you.”
Sean held my health report,staring.
“Hannah,I checked with doctors.Your kidney matches my dad’s.Will you do it?”
He dared ask.
