The Donor's Trick

At four in the morning, Amelia found the wedding planner's number and dialed it. "The wedding is off."

The voice on the other end paused for a few seconds before sounding confused. "Off? Mrs. Moss, you mean cancel the wedding... but it's less than a month away. All the arrangements and deposits..."

"Yes, cancel it." Amelia repeated, "I'll cover all the losses."

Amelia sat in the same position in the chair until dawn.

Yet at breakfast, he casually picked up a fried egg for her with his fork and leaned over to kiss her.

Amelia dodged almost instinctively.

Jeffrey paused but thought nothing of it. He figured she felt upset about him leaving after their intimacy last night.

"Amelia," Jeffrey suddenly called her and asked casually, "what happens if someone loses a kidney?"

As a doctor, Amelia knew a healthy person with one kidney faced no issues.

Her chest tightened. She deliberately made it sound grave. "The risks are significant. It could trigger various diseases. The chance of chronic kidney failure rises in the future..."

Halfway through, she shifted and asked, "What's wrong? Did someone you know run into this?"

Jeffrey avoided her gaze with a hint of guilt. "No... just asking randomly. By the way, have you... had a checkup lately?"

Amelia sneered inside but kept her face neutral. "Routine exams are done. No problems."

"That's not enough," Jeffrey set down his cup and looked serious. "In a few days, go to the private hospital under the Moss family for a full checkup. That way I'll feel better."

Amelia started to refuse, but Jeffrey persuaded her in a gentler tone. "Be good, Amelia. Your health matters most. I need to make sure you're perfectly fine."

Perfectly fine?

So his Emma could use her kidney without a hitch.

At that moment, Jeffrey's phone rang conveniently. He glanced at it and stood up. "Caiden wants to discuss some business. I'm heading out."

Amelia watched his hurried back. Once he left, she grabbed her car keys and followed.

Jeffrey did not go to the office. He went to a private club they often visited.

Amelia followed inside. She knew which private room they used and quietly stood at the hallway corner.

The soundproofing lacked perfection. Voices carried clearly.

Jeffrey's voice came first with a touch of irritation. "I know! Don't we have a kidney source? Amelia's compatibility is the highest so far!"

The other person hesitated. "Yes... Miss Fuller is indeed the best candidate. But donating a kidney is major surgery. She needs to sign the agreement completely willingly..."

Amelia recognized the voice as Alex Lewis, the director of the Moss family private hospital.

"Willingly?" Jeffrey snorted. "She will be. She loves me that much. Once she finishes the checkup at Moss Hospital and confirms all metrics are perfect, we'll proceed as I said."

He paused. His voice showed real guilt. "I don't blame Emma at all for leaving me to go abroad back then. On the contrary, with Amelia, if Emma gets the kidney transplant smoothly, as thanks, I'll definitely marry her... Emma is too naive. She can't handle the internal fights in the Moss family. Amelia is different. She's poised and sensible enough to stabilize things for me..."

Amelia could not hear the rest clearly.

So he pursued her with all that effort just to spite his childhood sweetheart.

So marrying her served as repayment for his sweetheart getting the kidney!

She murmured inwardly, "Jeffrey, you played a fine game. You wanted her kidney to save the love of your life? No way. You would get nothing you wanted."