He Bought Her Heart, Then Destroyed It novel Chapter 20

The familiar figure was gone, and she withdrew her gaze, feeling indescribable emotions in her heart.

After walking a few steps, her phone rang. It was her mother, or rather, Melinda's mother.

Melinda's parents loved her dearly, and over the past two years, Heather had come to treat them as her own family.

“Where are you? Your dad’s been hurt!”

“What happened, Mom? Please don’t panic, take your time and tell me…”

“I can’t stay calm! Your dad was attacked by loan sharks! He’s in the hospital now, in critical condition…”

Heather froze for a few seconds before realizing what her mother meant. “Mom, I’m going to the hospital right now. Wait for me!”

She hung up the phone and rushed to the hospital.

At the hospital, her mother explained that the family had borrowed money from loan sharks to fund Melinda’s heart transplant surgery, and now they were in deep trouble.

They borrowed one to two million, but the interest had compounded, and now the debt had risen to ten million!

“That’s outrageous! Your dad argued with them, and they just attacked him with knives…”

Her mother cried inconsolably.

Heather knew that arguing with loan sharks was pointless.

The most important thing now was to get the money to pay them back, especially since they had already come to their house many times to cause trouble, even throwing paint. This time, they had resorted to violence.

But ten million was too much—where could she possibly find that much money?

Suddenly, an idea flashed in Heather’s mind.

James had once transferred ten million to her. She had never touched it, and it was still in her bank account.

That card was locked in the safe at home.

But how could she return to her old house while posing as Melinda...

Heather looked at her desperate parents and made a silent decision—she had to find a way to go back and get the money.

Although the debt was for her parents and not directly for her, they had given her a second chance at life. She had to repay them.

The next day, Heather took the purchased items and went to find Luke.

Luke didn’t even look up. “You spent the whole day shopping? Was it that hard to pick out a gift?”

Heather vaguely answered, not mentioning the situation at home.

Just as she was about to leave, the office door opened, and a familiar figure unexpectedly appeared.

“I’m fine. What’s the rush? Your heart…”

“What's wrong with her heart?”

James’s voice came through with a sudden, urgent tone.

Before Luke could reply, Heather quickly answered, “My heart was racing from being scared by you.”

She thought she had hidden it well but didn’t notice the deep look in the man’s eyes.

James didn’t say anything. He turned and walked out, leaving the door closed behind him. Luke looked at Heather.

“Don’t want people to know you had a heart transplant?”

“I don’t want to be treated differently.”

Heather’s answer made sense, and Luke didn’t press the issue further.

James sat in his car, calling his assistant.

“Find out everything about the hospital records from the time Heather died. Don’t miss any details.”

He hung up and thought of her figure.