I’d just lifted the ss to my lips when Liam’s phone rang.


    When he heard the ringtone, Liam tried to y it cool, but his eyes betrayed his eagerness.


    “I need to handle something. You go ahead and sleep.”


    For the first time ever, Liam didn’t wait for me to finish my milk before hurrying out.


    Iughed bitterly to myself.


    Only Zoey could make Liam look that way.


    After he left, I set the ss down.


    A few minutester, I crept to his office door.


    hrough the crack, I saw Liam leaning back in his desk chair,pletely rxed and at ease.


    He was smiling at his phone screen, his eyes soft.


    Thank you for the gift. I love it,” came a sweet female voice from the phone.


    knew that voice all too well-it belonged to my half-sister, Zoey Parker. <fnd2ac> ??? ????? ???????s ??? ?????s??? ?? F?ndNovel</fnd2ac>


    But aren’t you worried she’ll catch you video calling me every night?” Zoey asked, sounding concerned.


    iam’s face showed nothing but confidence.


    She won’t find out.”


    I put sleeping pills in her milk every night. I always wait until she’s knocked out before I call you.”


    leeping pills?


    My eyes widened in shock as I stared at Liam through the crack in the door.


    My hands clenched involuntarily as pain squeezed my chest.


    o make sure he could video chat with Zoey without interruption, Liam had been drugging my milk every night.


    o it wasn’t the warm milk helping me sleep-it was the sleeping pills.


    No wonder I’d fall asleep so quickly after drinking the milk he brought me, and sleep straight through until morning.


    No wonder he always watched me finish every drop and took the ss away himself.


    Looking back now, all the signs were there.


    I have only myself to me for being so stupid.


    For thinking Liam was my salvation.


    “That’s a relief. You know I’d hate to be the reason your marriage with my sister falls apart,” Zoey said, sounding relieved, though I could hear the poorly hidden glee and smugness in her voice.


    “You need to rest-your body hasn’t fully recovered yet,” Liam said in that gentle, coaxing tone.


    “Fine,” Zoey replied, sounding reluctant.


    “Good girl. I’lle see you tomorrow.”


    Liam’s lips curved into a smile, his face full of tender affection.


    He waited for Zoey to hang up first, staring at the screen until it went dark before finally putting his phone away with obvious reluctance.


    I slipped back to the bedroom before Liam could discover me.


    The next day, after Liam left for work, I went straight to Central Hospital.


    orough examination, they confirmed what I already knew-my left kidney was indeed missing.


    here, I headed to Sacred Heart Hospital where Liam worked.


    eliberately chose the time when he would be visiting Zoey, so there was no risk of running into him.


    At the hospital, I went directly to the medical records department and requested copies of all my files from my stay.


    lecause of Liam’s position as a doctor, I’d always trusted him unconditionally.


    Which is why I’d never bothered to look at my own medical records before.


    long with my records, I also received a copy of an organ donation consent form.


    ly name was signed as the donor.


    nd the recipient? Zoey Parker.


    he date matched exactly with the day of our car ident.