Chapter 6
Perhaps fate took pity on her–Aria survived.
After Knox and his men searched for her a day and a night, they finally pulled her from the water.
In her hazy consciousness, she heard someone speaking near her car.
“She’s just a replacement, Mr. Rivera. Why are you so concerned? You originally had us pretend to get close to her because of her resemblance. Now that Ms. Montgomery is back, why do you care if she lives or dies?”
Knox’s voice followed, seemingly with a cold snort.
“You seem eager for her death. Is it because you resent losing a hand during our little performance? If so, aren’t you blaming the wrong person?”
“That hand was my doing. If you’re holding a grudge, it should be against me, right?”
The man seemed terrified.
“I wouldn’t dare, sir! You went to such lengths to make the act convincing, even injuring yourself–what’s one hand compared to that?”
‘Speaking of performances, remember how you had the boys convince her mother to jump from that hospital roof? And that time during the delivery when you deliberately exposed her position to your rivals? Since you still care about Mrs. Rivera, what if she finds out about all those things you did…”
Before he could finish, Knox cut him off coldly.
‘As long as you keep your mouth shut, she’ll never know. Yes, I deceived her, but so what? Once Mila’s gone, I’ll pend the rest of my life with her.”
However, if she ever does learn the truth, you’ll be the first person I kill.”
horoughly frightened, the man dropped to his knees, swearing he would take the secret to his grave.
learing this, Aria lost consciousness once more.
When she woke up two days later, she was still groggy, but the conversation she’d overheard before passing out
choed in her mind.
ler eyes instantly turned cold. Boundless hatred nearly consumed her.
o her supposed salvation had been nothing but an elaborate con from the beginning.
nox had never spoken a single truth to her. From their very first meeting, she had been played like a fool,
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manipulated according to his whims.
Just then, the door to her room opened.
The man she wanted to tear apart with her bare hands walked in.
Knox suddenly rushed to her bedside and embraced her tightly.
“Aria, you’re finally awake! I knew you’d be alright!”
His hands trembled, as did his voice.
Aria had to summon all her strength to resist the urge to kill him.
Knox held her for a long time before finally letting go.
He seemed to hesitate, as if wanting to tell her something, but for some reason, couldn’t bring himself to speak.
Just as Aria’s patience was wearing thin, he finally opened his mouth.
‘Aria, Mila’s primary doctor called this morning with unexpected news. They’ve found a kidney match for her.”
Seeing his expression, Aria felt a wave of absurdity wash over her.
Sure enough, Knox continued: “That person… is you.”
Looking closer, there seemed to be a wild joy in his eyes.
‘Aria, Mila doesn’t have to die! Would you be willing to donate a kidney to her?”
Aria stared at him coldly, feeling the situation had reached peak irony.
‘What if I say no?”
she blurted out: “What if I told you your precious sweetheart has been faking her illness all along–would you
>elieve me?”
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