Ariana had come into a large sum of money yesterday, which she took and offered to break off her relationship with Gloria as mother and daughter.
It was a large sum of money, the equivalent of a lump sum for future living expenses.
Even if Gloria had not supported her in the past, Ariana did not want to leave a moral stain on the affair.
Money was everything and Gloria agreed. She couldn’t afford to mess with Ariana’s best friend.
Albina’s stance that day had made it clear to Gloria that, if she pressed Ariana, Albina would not stand idly by.
Gloria could not afford to offend the Santangel Group, and the man behind Albina.
Gloria thought that with that money she could find a suitable renal source in the shortest possible time and get a kidney for her son.
So she agreed to Ariana’s request to break off the relationship by signing the breakup pledge.
In this country, there was no law to help break the relationship between parents and children, and Ariana drafted this breakup commitment only as a test.
If Gloria ever returned to her unreasonably, she would void the agreement.
Ariana thought Gloria would leave her alone and stop looking for trouble, but before a day had passed, Gloria came straight to the school to see her.
It turned out that her brother had had another seizure this morning and his condition was so serious that the doctor had given her an ultimatum immediately.
Gloria had done everything she could to have her son, who was her soul, and she felt anxious instantly.
Gloria forced her way into the school and completely disavowed the certificate, harassing and abusing Ariana in front of her students and leaders, forcing her to go to the hospital for organ matching.
Ariana felt she would not be able to stay in school after this incident.
But it didn’t matter, she got this job to pass the time in Sogen City and to spend time with Albina. She could travel the world and paint later, and as long as she could paint, she would survive.
Gloria’s face was grim as she grabbed Ariana by the neck. But Ariana’s face was expressionless, and even when Gloria said more, she didn’t say a word, but silently resisted.
Gloria was so angry that she raised her hand and tried to slap Ariana hard.
Seeing that Gloria was about to attack, there was a cry of alarm among the students who had gathered around:
-Teacher, look out!
Ariana looked back and saw a hand coming towards her face, she could not dodge it and closed her eyes.
The expected pain did not come and Ariana opened her eyes cautiously to see a strong hand grasping Gloria’s wrist.
The owner of that hand had a handsome face, someone she knew very well, someone she had seen before as soon as she opened the door of her house.
-Macos… – Ariana murmured with a surprised expression.
Her voice was so low that Macos did not hear her, her stern eyes were fixed on Gloria.
-Madam, hitting is illegal!
Gloria’s wrists were raw from the squeeze, but the man in front of her was so tall and imposing that she dared not retort.
The pain was too much for her before she shouted in a stern voice.
-What do you care if I hit my daughter? Mind your own business, you brat!
Macos laughed coldly and pushed her away, hugging Ariana.
-She’s my girlfriend! Of course I’m going to take care of it if you hit her!
“Girlfriend?” Ariana was surprised and cocked her head to look at him.
Just in time, Macos lowered his head, met her gaze, smiled and whispered:
-Don’t be afraid, I’m here and I won’t let him hurt you.
Ariana’s nostrils flared and her eyes filled with tears.
Just now, in front of the students, she had been pointed out by Gloria’s nose in anger and harassed by the collar of her shirt in public, and she could mentally admonish herself to be calm and sensible about it.
For she knew that even with all the onlookers around, no one could help her, only herself.
But now, the tall body of Macos stood in front of her, gently telling her not to be afraid, that he could protect her.
The high wall that had been erected in Ariana’s heart crumbled and all the negative emotions came flooding back.
-Don’t cry, don’t cry.
As soon as Macos saw her crying, his majestic and terrifying presence vanished and he went like a madman to wipe away her tears.
But he had no handkerchiefs and tried to wipe her tears with his sleeve.
Luckily, a student next to him held out a handkerchief and Macos took it, carefully wiping away the tears of the girl he loved.
A tense mother-daughter battle instantly transformed into a scene of romantic drama.
There were many of Ariana’s students nearby and they were all very happy to see this scene.
Ariana is very popular at school and there were many teachers and male students who liked her, but she didn’t give them half a chance.
This time she was seen with Macos, who gently and lovingly wiped away her tears, and Ariana showed her girlish tenderness in front of him.
This brought a flurry of laughter and whistles from the students, who liked to entertain themselves.
Gloria had been forgotten and no one was paying attention to her.
Gloria gritted her teeth in anger and growled:
-I’m still here!
Macos glared back at her nonchalantly.
-No one wants to know where you are, so please go away!
Gloria choked on him again and took two deep breaths before suppressing her anger.
-You said you were Ariana’s boyfriend, how come I haven’t seen you before? That’s a lie!
-Of course you haven’t. If your son hadn’t been sick and needed a new kidney, you wouldn’t have remembered you had a daughter. Ariana was never raised by you, you abandoned her when you gave birth to her, who are you to use your position as a mother to force her to do something she doesn’t want to do? -Macos’ smile was cold.
-So what if I never raised her?! I gave her life. If it wasn’t for me, she wouldn’t exist. Everything she has is mine, including the organs in her body!
Gloria was completely beside herself, her son was still half dead in the hospital, and without a proper kidney source, he would be completely doomed.
Ariana wiped away her tears and looked at her coldly.
-You didn’t even ask my opinion when you gave birth to me. If I had known you were my mother, I would never have come into this world. Besides, I am an independent person now, you have no right to decide whether I live or die. I am the only one who can decide everything about me, neither you nor my father have the right to force me to do anything!
Ariana raised her chin and her face was holy and inviolable.
Macos’ eyes filled with infatuation at the sight of her.
“That’s the girl I like! She’s cool and brave enough to say no to things she doesn’t want to do!”
Now Ariana was shining brightly.
When Gloria saw that she couldn’t force her and that man was there to protect her, she had no choice but to plead.
-I won’t force you, but will you promise me one thing? Go to the hospital to see your brother, do a compatibility test and after that, decide if you want to donate a kidney or not.
“You’re pretending to beg. Do you think that by looking at that brother’s miserable state, I would be heartbroken and offer to donate a kidney?” Ariana scoffed inwardly.
That was completely impossible.
Ariana was not a soft-hearted person. On the contrary, she had lived alone until now, and there was no way she would give up her body organs to someone who was not related to her and who had bullied her.
-Don’t dream, Ariana won’t go -Macos, seeing her silence, spoke directly.
But before the words could leave his lips, Ariana tugged on his sleeve.
-I want to go to the hospital, you come with me.
At these words, Macos frowned.
Gloria, for her part, smiled with a frown, sensing that things were half-baked. Ariana would surely soften her attitude if her son begged her.
Ariana was a child and should soften her heart and accept.
-Good girl, as was to be expected from my daughter. Mama knows you’ve always had a good heart.
-Wait! -Ariana interrupted her, raising her eyes indifferently to look at her, “Don’t rush to praise me yet, I didn’t agree to give a kidney!
-All right, all right, as long as you can go to the hospital to see your brother, I’m already happy,” Gloria’s attitude suddenly changed and she said enthusiastically.
Ariana didn’t even want to look at her.
Macos grabbed her by the wrist and looked at her with a frown of disbelief.
-Ariana, why did you agree to go to the hospital?
Ariana looked at him and her voice softened.
-I’m going to try, if it doesn’t match, it won’t bother me.
-What if your kidneys are a match?
Ariana shook his hand and bowed her head.
-With you here, I’m not afraid!
Macos felt it was unexpectedly pleasant to depend on Ariana.
It was like having a cold drink on a hot day.