Chapter 4
Mark and Jessica looked shocked.
Mark was speechless.
Jessica chuckled awkwardly. “Ashley, if I
didn’t know you better, I’d think you were
く
serious. That was some pretty… uh…
masterful manipulation.”
Mark spat out, “Playing hard to get!”
“Ashley Collins, you’re disgusting! Who are
you trying to fool? You think I’ll break down and beg you to save me now that you’re
saying no?”
“You’re wrong. I’d rather die than have a kidney from someone I don’t love inside me.
Cut the crap. I know you better than you
know yourself.”
Mark kept going, not letting me get a word in
edgewise.
I tore up the match results and the surgery
request form.
I sincerely said, “You’re right. I regret getting
tested without your permission!‘
“Listening to you, I’ve had an epiphany!”
“I swear, I won’t donate. And I believe you
when you say you don’t love me, that you’re
only after my money!”
“I’m okay with breaking up. From now on,
we’re just friends.”
I turned to leave, but Jessica grabbed my
arm. “Ashley, stop it! Apologize to Mark!”
Mark, still smug, said, “Let her go. The further she goes, the better!”
