Conrad West actually thought a vicious woman like her was kind-hearted. He had to be completely blind.

Cedric scoffed. He felt he had made himself clear enough; Conrad should have at least been suspicious enough to look into the truth.

But to his surprise, Conrad only paused for a moment before snapping angrily.

"This is just a case of good people being rewarded! How could there possibly be such a coincidence?"

Cedric was left utterly speechless. He let out a dry laugh and quickly turned to follow Remington Dashiell out the door.

As soon as they left, Eartha Porter Madden collapsed into Conrad's arms, weeping silently.

"I shouldn't have gone to beg Fiona Dashiell for Andrea's sake..."

Conrad helped her sit down, gently wiping away her tears.

"You didn't do anything wrong. They're the ones being completely unreasonable and pushing things too far!"

Eartha's face was an unhealthy, ashen shade. Leaning against Conrad, she continued.

"You know how it is, honey. Ever since I donated a kidney to Elsa, my health has never been the same. My immune system is shot, I get tired easily, and just walking a few extra steps makes the world spin.

I did it willingly. Trading one of my kidneys and half my life's health to give Elsa three more years of life-I thought it was worth it!

I never expected anyone to be grateful forever, but they shouldn't back me into a corner like this."

She looked up at Conrad, her eyes swimming with tears.

"Honey, Remington is desperate to win Liz back. Logically, he shouldn't be so ruthless toward us. Isn't he worried Liz will be furious with him when she wakes up? Do you think... maybe Liz is already awake, and Remington is doing all this with her permission?"

This was exactly what Eartha suspected.

Remington was being entirely too harsh. After all, they were Lizetta's biological father and stepmother.

Regardless, she was still the woman who had saved Elsa Madden's life. By acting this way, Remington was essentially tearing up any remaining goodwill between them.

Was he truly not worried about the fallout when Lizetta woke up?

Conrad frowned slightly and replied.

"If Liz were awake, there'd be no reason to hide it. Andrea is missing, and Remington cut off your kidney donor. He's acting like a complete lunatic. He must think Liz isnt going to make it, which is why he's acting without considering the

consequences."

Hearing this, Eartha thought it made sense. She let out a long sigh.

"Then I just hope Liz wakes up soon, so she can talk some sense into Remington."

Conrad patted her back, his voice gentle and comforting.

"Don't worry, absolutely won't let anything happen to you. Get some rest. I'm going to the Yang family right now. Whatever it takes, I'll make vang Chao change his mind. I'll also use all my connections to find another matching kidney. We need a backup plan."

Eartha looked deeply moved. Nodding, she managed a weak smile.

"Okay, honey. I believe in you."

Conrad helped her lie back down before speaking again.

"By the way, didn't that medicine you were taking work perfectly? Do you have enough left?"

Eartha's kidney function had

suddenly deteriorated drastically

over the past year. Six months ago

they had managed to get a

brand new experimental drug from ạ.

medical research institute in

Celestia.

Once Eartha started taking it, her condition stabilized, and the rate of her kidney failure had noticeably slowed.

Now that there were issues with securing a kidney donor, this medication was more vital than ever. They absolutely couldn't run out.

His reminder made Eartha realize the gravity of the situation.

She propped herself up and opened the nightstand drawer. Seeing the bottle was

still half full, she spoke.