The cold air blew across Ryan’s face as he stepped out of the house again, hopeless after his wife turned him down, betraying him by giving that much money out to arrange a surprise birthday party for her ex-lover while his mother lay half-dead in the hospital.His hands were stuffed into the pockets of his worn-out jeans. He didn’t have a destination in mind—he just walked. His mind spiraled around just one question “How do I save her?”It was less than 24 hours. That was all the time his mother had left.He had knocked on every door, begged every person he knew, even tried the banks—but no one wanted to help a poor delivery guy with no assets and nothing to offer but desperate promises. The more he walked, the more it sank in—he was out of options.But then, a thought hit him. Maybe the hospital could start the surgery while he continued to search for the money. It was a long shot, but he had to try. He turned around and sprinted back, his lungs burning as he pushed through the hosp

Ryan barely heard the guard’s breath over his shoulder or the noise in the corridor anymore. His eyes were locked on his phone screen, begging it to respond. And then—it did.The app loaded.The spinning circle vanished, replaced by his banking dashboard.Without a word, Ryan shrugged off the guard’s grip. He didn’t yell. Didn’t even look at anyone. He simply tapped the screen and transferred $300,000 straight from his account to the hospital’s payment portal. The numbers on the screen glowed in confirmation, and he let his thumb linger there for a moment longer.Then, slowly, he lifted his eyes and looked directly at the nurse who had mocked him the loudest. His voice was calm as he spoke.“Check your system.”The nurse blinked, confused for half a second. An arrogant response was already forming on her lips when the hospital receptionist’s desk phone rang sharply across the corridor.The receptionist picked up, murmured a few words—and then her eyes widened.She shot to her feet.“W

The security guard stood stiff, holding Ryan’s arms tightly like they were restraining a criminal. He thought Ryan would escape at the slightest chance. The saleswoman who had started the entire mess, stood beside him with an overconfident look on her face.All Ryan did was stay silent.He didn’t argue. He didn’t beg.“I just called the police and they are on their way to pick you up,” the manager said to Ryan, hoping he would be trembling and begging. But Ryan knew he was clean and didn’t have any intention to steale.But something in his calmness made a few customers watching feel uneasy.“Why is he so confident looking like that?” one of the customers whispered to one other person that was standing there.“I guess he has been stealing for years now. The polic doesn’t scare him anymore,” the second person responded. Their words provoked Ryan and he was about to open his mouth to confront them before the glass door slid open.It caught everyone’s attention at once and all of them tu

“Well, after borrowing the clothes, he Still deosn’t seem to fit in. I mean, he can’t even afford a descent suit,” someone said loudly enough for everyone to hear.Ryan stood quietly with his hands at his sides, scanning the crowd with a calm expression. No one defended him. Not a single person said a word—not even her parents.The embarrassment hit him hard, and now it was out in the open for everyone to see.He remained frozen on the stage, struggling to make sense of what was happening. The noise from the crowd felt distant, like it was coming from far away. He had expected Elizabeth to do something unusual, but this felt like a planned attack.“The worse thing is… even if you had to borrow, why these cheap set of clothes?” Elizabeth said, looking at his outfits with lack of interest.Before he could collect his thoughts, Elizabeth’s parents stepped forward and stood proudly beside her there on the stage, wearing an overconfident look on their faces.Then a tall man in a grey suit

Without hesitation, Julian picked up the call and pressed the speaker button for all to hear. His chin lifted confidently as he turned slightly so the crowd could witness his so-called triumph firsthand.He wanted everyone to hear Mr. Henry say it—Ryan’s mother had been blacklisted.But the moment Mr. Henry’s voice came through the speaker, something was off.Mr. Henry, who had earlier spoken with confidence and authority, now sounded rattled. The strength in his voice was gone, replaced by hesitation—almost fear.“Julian… if I may ask…” Mr. Henry began, his voice sounding so uncertain, “…what is the full name of the patient you mentioned?”Julian frowned slightly and glanced at Elizabeth. She gave him a look of confusion. Even she had picked up the strange tone in Mr. Henry’s voice.Julian turned back to the phone. “Her name is Lucia,” he replied. “Lucia Walker.”The room was so quiet you could hear the a pin drop.There was a long pause before a sound came from the phone again.Mr.