Chapter 202

“I won’t go back on my word. Since I’ve given you my promise, I’ll marry you.”

“Then tell me when,” Cynthia demanded in between sobs. “Don’t tell me you’ll only do so after you find me a heart donor, and after the surgery is a success.”

“I…”

That was precisely what Theodore wanted to say. Now that Cynthia had said it first, he was embarrassed to agree with it.

“Why are you silent? Is that really what you think?” Cynthia’s sobs grew louder. “Theo, I’m no fool! I know how difficult it is waiting for a suitable heart donor. For all I know, I might even die before you manage to find one. You just don’t want to marry me, which is why you’re trying to drag things out. If that’s the case, forget about finding a heart donor for me. I’d rather not have a heart than to sit here listening to your empty promises!”

Cynthia turned her face away in pain.

“Theo, leave! I don’t want to see you again. Let me die alone, since no one cares about me in this whole world anyway.”

Cynthia looked pit