chapter 2
Under everyone's gaze, Tessa couldnt find a suitable reason to respond to me and became flustered.
They had already planned it, hiring people to pose as crematorium staff, pretending to take Aaron, Dianna, and Kate for cremation, but actually using the chance to send them to the airport.
But my interference directly messed up their plan.
Tessa and Daisy turned red with anxiety. They couldnt just stand by and watch the crematorium staff carry three living people off to be burned, could they?
Seeing them flushed and unable to say much, I was laughing like crazy inside, but outwardly I still maintained a mature and composed demeanor.
I said, "Aunt Tessa, don't worry, I'm not a child anymore. I know what to do."
The relatives nodded in agreement upon hearing this.
"Eve has really grown up, so sensible and considerate, knowing how to ease the family's worries."
"Sigh, poor child, just about to go to college, and something like this happens at home."
"How will she get through her days in the future?"
They spoke so sincerely, as if they had forgotten their indifferent attitude earlier when Daisy was scolding me.
In the end, it was Daisy who firmly made the decision. "Send them to the crematorium tomorrow! Let them stay at home for one more day. I only have two children, and my only son is gone like this. If you burn them right away, I'll be heartbroken to death."
"Let them stay at home for one more night, just to keep me company."
Since Daisy put it this way, I naturally couldn't insist further.
I said, "Since you feel this way, fine, I'll have them send over a few ice coffins first."
I glanced at the scorching weather outside and frowned, "It's summer now, so hot outside. If the bodies are left overnight, they'll definitely rot and stink by morning. My parents loved cleanliness the most when they were alive; how can they be treated so carelessly after death?"
What I said made sense, even Daisy couldn't argue back and just gave me a fierce glare.
When the ice coffins arrived, I called a few relatives to help place all three people inside and turned on the low-temperature switch.
I silently lowered the air conditioner temperature a bit more.
Let them stay frozen for a while.
Everyone was outside, so I took the chance to sneak into Aaron and Dianna's room and rummage around.
Finally, I found something.
It was the organ donation consent form signed by Aaron and Dianna.
I called the hospital using the number on it, asked them to come over, and contacted a few media outlets.
Actually, Aaron and Dianna weren't that noble and never intended to sign any organ donation consent form.
It was just that once Kate felt her double eyelids weren't deep enough and wanted to get them done.
It just so happened the hospital had a promotion: sign an organ donation consent form, and you get 50% off double eyelid surgery.
If I hadn't just seen Kate's exaggerated double eyelids outside, I wouldn't have remembered this.
In less than 10 minutes, the hospital staff and media arrived, packing the living room completely.
Coincidentally, the person from the hospital was Tessa's boss, the hospital director Henry Foster.
As soon as Tessa saw him, she looked a bit flustered and asked with a flattering smile, "Dr. Foster, what brings you here?"
Henry said, "Tessa, is the deceased your relative?"
"They're my brother and his wife." She paused, trying to stay calm, "Is there a problem, Dr. Foster?"
"I heard the news about your family's passing, my condolences," Henry offered some comfort before getting to the point. "Here's the thing, they had signed an organ donation consent form during their lifetime, agreeing to donate their organs to the hospital after their death."
As soon as Daisy heard about organ donation, she immediately stepped forward to stop it.
She said, "Who gave you permission to touch my son's body? He's already gone, and now you want to take his organs? Do you want him to rest in peace or not?"
"I'm telling you, I absolutely do not agree with this."
It's normal for the deceased's family to react this way, and many of the elderly present also showed disapproving looks.
"Exactly, even after death, they still have to endure this."
"Such disrespect to the deceased."
The crowd was buzzing with discussion, and Tessa pretended to look a bit troubled.
She said, "Dr. Foster, I'm sorry, our family really didn't know about this. How about we just forget it?"
Henry took out a copy and handed it to her. "You can take a look. As a part of the hospital, you should understand this. The dead can't come back to life, but his organs can save more people."
Tessa took the document, and it clearly showed Aaron and Dianna's signatures, fingerprints, and the hospital's official seal.
She tugged at the corner of her mouth and said, "But we, the family, really can't accept this. How about we just let it go?"
Henry waved his hand. "It's quite a coincidence. You know the billionaire Bruce Sterling, right? His son has heart failure and is hospitalized in our hospital. Bruce has been looking for a suitable heart for a transplant, but he hasn't found one yet."
"The database shows that your brother's heart is a perfect match. When he was still alive, we didn't bring this up."
"It's quite a coincidence. Your brother just passed away, and Bruce got the news immediately, urging us to act. Plus, he's willing to offer ten million dollars as compensation to the deceased's family."
That's ten million dollars!
All the relatives present were stunned by that number.
"An average person couldn't earn ten million dollars in a lifetime."
"This billionaire is being way too generous."
The crowd, who had just been talking about refusing organ donation, fell silent now.