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The Husband Who Stood Us Up Hurt Our Daughter

Just as her daughter secures admission to Harvard, a mother's world shatters when her entire family receives a devastating HIV diagnosis. The only hope lies in scarce antiretroviral drugs that must be administered within a strict 72-hour window. As the sole importer, her husband promises to deliver the life-saving medicine on time. But as the clock ticks down by their daughter's bedside, he suddenly breaks his word and vanishes, leaving his family stranded in a race against time.
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Chapter 2

I stiffened as I looked at the woman standing before me.

Indeed, I had a striking resemblance to her, but I was so worn out from overwork that I looked several years older than her.

No wonder every time I went out with Aiden, his friends always joked about me being a "high-quality replica" behind my back, and I had no idea that I had been serving as Cherry's stand-in for seven years!

I changed the subject, red-eyed, pointing at the mess on the ground and accusing him, "Did you tell them to do this?"

Aiden's brows relaxed as he looked at Cherry with tenderness in his eyes.

"Yes, Cherry's pet cat died of illness, and she found a grave for it," he said.

Then he frowned, showing a hint of anger.

"I don't know who the hell is so impolite as to occupy it, but if I find out, I won't let him off easily!"

He kicked aside the scattered urn with disgust, his tone dark.

I was so angry that my head was spinning, and I pushed him away, carefully wiping the dirt off the urn and holding it in my arms like a treasure.

Aiden staggered back. Regaining his composure, he looked at me with anger and disbelief, "Amber, what's wrong with you?"

Cherry patted him sympathetically, turning to scold me loudly.

"Why are you so excited as if it's your family member buried here?

"You're such a violent woman! I can't believe Aiden would fall for you. Besides your appearance, you have nothing!"

Cherry knew exactly how to hurt me, and every word she spoke pierced my heart.

How could I bear the thought that the man I had been longing for had been treating me as a stand-in?

"How do you know it's not my family's grave?"

I was so angry that I couldn't help but tearfully argue back.

Aiden looked stunned, unable to believe what I had just said.

Cherry sneered disdainfully,

"Can you please show some medical knowledge? Even with AIDS, there is a window period. Let alone how coincidental it is that your entire family died at the same time. Even if you're acting, you should at least make people believe it.

"However, for a woman like you... using such low means is understandable."

Aiden's eyes flashed with understanding, and he looked at me with more disgust and coldness.

"Fortunately, I only gave you one drug at the time. The lie that your whole family got sick can only be used to deceive fools!"

I laughed angrily.

Who would play with their family's health as a joke?

And I didn't even receive what he said about the medicine!

"Drug? What drug? I knelt down and begged you repeatedly, instructing you to deliver it within 72 hours, but where are you? Disappeared without a trace, even refusing to meet me! I had to beg the doctor to reluctantly get it!

"My entire family of five only gets one drug! Do you know how broken I was when I made that choice?"

The Martin group was a leader in the medical industry in Atlanta, with the best medical resources and equipment.

I had my family's physical examination here every year, but this year they unexpectedly tested positive for HIV. I immediately found Aiden and repeatedly instructed him to give me the effective blocking drug, but he suddenly disappeared, leaving me confused and helpless.

The people on the sickbed were all my loved ones, but I only had one medicine. Choosing any one of them was a punishment for me.

I had to push them to hell with my own hands and watch them die.

I cried uncontrollably and collapsed, red-eyed and desperately questioning.

"What do you want me to do? Tell me!"

Aiden's eyes flashed with reluctance, sighed helplessly. "Don't be like this. You don't have to make up stories just to make me accompany you."

I couldn't believe my eyes.

Even now, he still thought I was joking.

Cherry was egging me on, laughing mockingly.

"Your parents are either disabled or sick. It's better if they die. Maybe it could help lighten your burden."

This lighthearted remark instantly broke down my psychological defenses.

I glared red-eyed, stood up, and pushed her hard to the ground, sitting on top of her and slapping her several times!

Aiden wanted to come over to stop me, but I fiercely resisted and scratched him. He pulled Cherry away and held her tightly in his arms, shouting for the security guards to restrain me on the ground.

I struggled violently but got an even more brutal treatment. With my scalp being lifted up slightly, a mixture of red blood and tears sliding down, I lay on the ground sobbing.

Looking at the scumbag and the bitch humiliating me and my family, I hated them so much that I wanted to tear them apart and eat them.

Cherry was hugging Aiden, crying nonstop, with tears flowing down.

Aiden's face was also bruised, and he glared coldly at me, looking down on me.

"Looking alike is no use. Ten of you are not worth one Cherry in my heart. I advise you to recognize your position and stop dreaming of things that don't belong to you!

"Now, apologize to Cherry, or I will stop the medication for your family immediately. You should know the consequences of heart disease-related complications!"

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