Love is Gone After Waking up From a Dream

Karen had long considered Halley as her own, so naturally, she wouldn’t pass up any opportunity to save her. Without hesitation, she agreed to Rowan's request.

It was only later that she learned the truth. Rebecca's illness required Karen to constantly donate blood to her for survival. Each transfusion needed to be adjusted according to Rebecca’s condition, which placed a tremendous strain on Karen's body. The risks were enormous and if she wasn’t careful, she could end up losing her life.

Fearing that Halley would stop her once she found out, Rowan ordered Karen to sever all ties with the Greene Family. He threatened to kill Halley and Jason if she didn’t comply.

So, Karen pretended to have had enough of the impoverished life and, with the most humiliating words, scolded Halley and Jason. She arrogantly announced that she was going to recognize Rowan as her adoptive father and live a good life with the Swanson Family.

She would never forget Jason's reaction at that moment. He, who had always been so proud, knelt in front of her in public, begging her not to leave. His eyes, which had never shed a tear, were red and swollen from crying.

He said he would work hard to earn money, save Halley and never let Karen suffer again. All he asked was for her to stay and accompany him.

However, Karen only let out a cold laugh. She raised her hand and slapped him across the face before getting into the luxury car sent by the Swanson Family.

From that moment on, she became Rebecca’s mobile blood bag. Whenever Rebecca needed it, Karen was required to donate blood immediately.

Rowan also kept his promise and cured Halley’s illness. To ensure the transaction between him and Karen wasn’t discovered, he used an anonymous donation.

When Halley learned that Karen had abandoned her and Jason to become the Swanson Family's adopted daughter, she was heartbroken. The intense emotional pain caused her to fall ill again. She spent an entire month in bed recovering before she fully regained her health.

Jason's hatred for Karen deepened after that. He worked tirelessly to climb up the social ladder and indeed, he achieved significant success.

However, just when his career started to take off, he developed a heart disease due to overexertion and required a heart transplant. Upon learning this, Karen immediately went to get tested for a compatible match. Once successful, she proceeded to transplant a new heart into Jason, while she herself was fitted with an artificial heart with a theoretical lifespan of seven years.

Before the surgery, the doctor informed her that due to her continuous blood transfusions, her physical condition was extremely weak. She could only undergo one major surgery. If she used the artificial heart, she would only live for seven more years. After that, she would not be able to undergo another heart transplant like other people.

Karen understood the doctor's words clearly. She only had seven years left to live. Once the artificial heart failed after that, her life would come to an end.

She was worried that Jason would be heartbroken if he found out about this, so after the surgery, she left the hospital without letting him know that it was her who had given him the heart.

Seven years later, Jason finally achieved his goal and became the most powerful business tycoon in the country. His first order of business was to arrange a marriage alliance with the Swanson Family. However, the person he was marrying wasn't Karen, but Rebecca.

Karen knew that he was doing this to punish her for abandoning him, intentionally making her watch as he married someone else.

The flashback ended and Karen suppressed the indescribable pain in her heart. She forced a smile and said to Jason, “Mr. Greene, rest assured. The person you want to marry is the true daughter of the Swanson Family. I am just an adopted daughter and I can’t compare to Rebecca. Naturally, I’m not qualified to have any objections about your marriage. The reason I disappeared for three hours today is simply because I wasn’t feeling well and went to the hospital for a check-up.”

For some reason, after she finished speaking, Jason’s expression darkened even further. He impatiently threw Karen to the ground, looking down at her with disdain. “At least you know your place.”

As he spoke, he paused for a moment, his gaze falling on the bottles of alcohol on the table. A cold glint flashed in his eyes and then he spoke in a frosty tone, "But you disappeared for three whole hours today, leaving Rebecca there, alone and anxious. I can't let this slide without punishment. Drink all twenty bottles of this alcohol and I’ll consider this matter closed."

Karen froze for a moment, a flash of hurt flickering in her eyes.

Jason had always known about her allergy to alcohol. It wasn’t deadly, but even a drop could send her to the hospital. Now, he was demanding that she drink twenty bottles of strong liquor at that. His intention was clear: he wanted her to beg him, just as he had once begged her.

If it were in the past, she would have stubbornly finished all the alcohol and then spent a month in the hospital. But now, she couldn’t do that.

The doctor had warned her. She must not drink alcohol, or she wouldn’t even last five days.

She still had many things left unfinished. She couldn’t just die like this. So, she pleaded with Jason. "Mr. Greene, I was wrong today. I beg you to let me off this time. I promise this will never happen again."

Jason seemed surprised that she had given in so easily. His expression darkened even more and he almost gritted his teeth as he said, "Back then, when I begged you, you gave me a slap. Now that you're begging me, how could I not return the favor? Someone, make her drink all of it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, two men stepped forward, pinning Karen down and forcing a bottle of strong liquor into her mouth.

Her artificial heart was already nearing its limit.