Chapter 892

Jude didn't care about any of that. His eyes were red, his clothes disheveled, completely lacking his usual polish.

Seeing his state, Noreen raised a hand, signaling Sophia to stand down. She stepped out of the conference room to speak with him privately.

Jude's voice was practically begging. "Noreen, can you please go see Seth?"

Afraid she would refuse, he added, "Just do it for the sake of him donating a kidney to your mother. Please, just go see him."

Noreen froze. The air was knocked from her lungs. Not a single sound escaped her lips. Her heart seemed to stop for several seconds before she finally found her voice, trembling as she asked, "What did you just say? Are you mistaken? He only donated bone marrow to my mom."

Jude wiped the moisture from the corner of his eye. "I'm not lying to you. The kidney your mother received... Seth donated it. He refused to let you know. He never mentioned it to anyone. I only found out because I overheard him talking to his lawyer."

A couple of days ago, Seth had met with Coley to discuss his will. Jude had stumbled upon the secret by pure accident. To be honest, he was floored. How deeply did someone have to love to make such a massive sacrifice? He had asked Seth the exact same question.

Seth had answered him calmly: "If it weren't for Noreen, I probably wouldn't be alive today." His life was saved by her. It was just a kidney.

The news hit Noreen like a bomb, leaving her in a daze, her eyelashes fluttering rapidly. Her eyes burned fiercely, a massive lump forming in her throat. "Why is he in the emergency room?"

He had been perfectly fine a week ago.

"He's been drinking himself into a stupor lately. Then he kept going to the lake at Southmont to look for something. He caught a terrible cold and ran a fever, but he didn't tell me." Jude sniffled, holding back a sob. "It's all my fault. I wasn't paying attention. By the time I found him, he was delirious from the fever."

The doctors had already issued a critical condition notice. Jude had never been so utterly lost, which was why he barged in to find Noreen so recklessly. He only had one thought: if Seth didn't make it... he at least needed to see Noreen one last time. So he wouldn't leave with regrets.

When Noreen rushed to the hospital, she realized Jude hadn't

né

exaggerated. She saw the second critical condition notice the doctors had issued.

Panic seized her chest, making her legs weak.

Jude was completely panicked. "What do we do? Should we tell Mr. Harcourt?"

He was terrified the news would break Wade Harcourt, tugging at his own hair in despair.

Noreen forced herself to steady her nerves. "I'll make the call."

As Seth's father, Wade Harcourt was his only living family member. He had the right to know.

Despite hyping herself up, the

moment the call connected, she

choked. It felt like something sharp

was piercing her chest. The

overwhelming wave of unknown

terror swallowed her words.

Wade spoke first. "What's wrong?"

The line was silent for a few seconds. Wade seemed to guess it. "Did something happen to Seth?"

"I'm sorry..." Noreen's voice cracked with tears. Her chest tightened in agonizing waves, the suffocation nearly dragging her under.