Ethan also looked at her somewhat fearfully, carefully speaking. "Sophia."
Sophia suddenly pushed him away. Her eyes bloodshot, staring intently at Ethan's chest. Inside was Jackson's beating heart.
All because of Ethan Rivers. If not for this surgery, Jackson wouldn't have disappeared. None of this would have happened. Never before had she regretted anything like this.
Ethan was startled, backing away continuously. He felt Sophia's gaze as if she wanted to dig his heart out.
Back in the hospital room, Ethan's face had no trace of color. Mrs. Rivers had regained consciousness, but was still somewhat dazed. Looking at Ethan on the bed, she suddenly called out, "Jackson."
Ethan's expression immediately became very ugly. He trembled for a moment. Suddenly his voice went low. "It's all my fault. I'm the one who hurt him. I'll give the heart back to him right now. I'll give my life for him."
After speaking, Ethan grabbed the fruit knife by the bed, the blade pointing at his own chest.
Gabriel quickly stopped him. Before, Mrs. Rivers loved him most. Now she only looked on coldly. "Jackson is already dead. Who are you putting on this show for?"
Ethan's whole body trembled. Mrs. Rivers had never spoken to him like this before. These cold words falling on him were so piercing.
Gabriel also said with red eyes, "That's Jackson's heart. You can do anything, but don't harm this heart."
Ethan couldn't believe it, looking at them. His two most beloved relatives had completely changed their attitudes. He and I from before had switched positions.
In his panic, Ethan saw Sophia at the door. "Sophia, do you blame me, too? Do you also think I killed my brother? But I didn't know anything. Why is everyone blaming me?"
Ethan's eyes were red with grievance. If it were before, everyone in this room would have rushed to comfort him. But now, no one moved.
Sophia only looked at him, asking, "Did you really not know?"
Ethan was completely abandoned by everyone.
Mrs. Rivers no longer had the mind to sit beside Ethan. She was in a daze all day. The next day, she was taken home. Gabriel also couldn't care for Ethan day and night, finding an excuse to go to the company.
Sophia's mental state worsened. She didn't believe I was dead. All day thinking of ways to find me, to find the system, wanting an explanation. Until her friend couldn't watch anymore, taking her out to drink away her sorrows.
A street away, she caught sight of a man standing under a streetlight. Every gesture carried my shadow. Sophia shot to her feet, and without thinking, rushed outside.
Cars sped past on the road. Sophia was pulled back by her friend, narrowly escaping disaster. But when she looked across, the figure was already gone.
Sophia tried desperately to think. Was what she just saw real, or hallucination? Running across the street, searching.
By then, I'd become Simon Morgan.
I'd changed into a younger body, sitting in a cafe waiting for my new conquest target. Also this body's fiancee. The system said this mission wouldn't be difficult. Consider it compensation.
But before the other person arrived, a figure suddenly appearing before me left me frozen.
"Jackson."
Sophia had chased all the way to this cafe. Seeing me sitting by the window, days of longing and emotion came flooding out. She embraced me tightly.
My whole body went rigid. Then I quickly reacted, pushing Sophia away. "I'm sorry. I don't know you."
Since changing bodies, I hadn't encountered Sophia again. Nor had I deliberately paid attention to news about her, so I didn't know Sophia had become this disheveled. The person who used to love cleanliness, who even had a cleanliness obsession, now reeked of alcohol. Dark circles deep under her eyes, both eyes red with tears streaming down, looking at me with eyes like she'd found a lost treasure.
I stepped back in surprise. I hadn't expected that Sophia would be this devastated over my departure. Shouldn't I be happy? Clearly, she had the chance to be with Ethan now.
I didn't understand and didn't want to think deeply about it. I quickly regained my composure, calmly saying, "You've mistaken me for someone else. My name is Morgan, not Rivers."
Looking at the stranger's eyes before her, Sophia stood frozen in shock. How could this be? She couldn't have mistaken him. Just now, through the glass, she'd seen the person inside sitting posture. The way he drank coffee, even the smallest gestures were exactly like Jackson. How could it not be him?
While Sophia hesitated, I'd already stood up and left my seat. She hurried after me, but was blocked midway by security guards.
I got into a car, my expression still cold and distant. "I'm sorry. I truly don't know you. Please don't look for me anymore."
The car door closed. The world fell quiet.
I leaned back in my seat, rubbing my temples. System, how did she find me?
The system said she'd been constantly searching for me, going to every crowded place, increasing the chances of running into me.
I sat stunned, then sighed. If it were before, knowing Sophia cared about me this much, I would have been overjoyed. Now I only felt that deep affection coming too late was cheaper than grass. Sophia's regret now was too late.
Arriving at the Morgan residence, the moment I stepped through the door, I saw Mrs. Morgan rushing over anxiously.
"My dear son, Mom heard from the bodyguard. You ran into some crazy person out there today. Are you okay? Were you scared? Did they hurt you?"
Mrs. Morgan looked me over from top to bottom, her face full of worried concern. Only after confirming I was fine did she pat her chest. "You scared me to death. How could you run into a lunatic in broad daylight?"
I looked at the mother before me whose eyes held only me. Warmth welled up inside. The system had truly given me a good family. My parents loved me very much. I also had two sisters who adored me. Even my conquest target was a childhood friend and a marriage alliance partner. Everything was so fortunate.
Remembering the interrupted meeting, I spoke up. "But I didn't get to meet Grace Chung today."
Mrs. Morgan quickly said, "No rush, no rush. Mom and Aunt Chung are very close. I've already invited them over for dinner. You'll meet her tonight."
From what the system and Mrs. Morgan said, Grace Chung was a good person. It seemed this mission wouldn't be difficult.
On the other side, Sophia returned home devastated, mobilizing every resource to find me. Very quickly, Gabriel replied, "Little Sophia, this person is the young master of the Morgan family. Why are you looking for him?"
Sophia looked at me in the photo, her fingers trembling as she said, "No, he's Jackson."
Gabriel was startled, just thinking Sophia had gone mad, about to open his mouth to counsel her. Sophia had already left.
Three days later, at a charity gala, I attended as a guest. Standing beside me was Grace Chung in a mermaid gown, her smile beautiful and graceful. We appeared together at the event. Rumors about the Morgan and Chung families' alliance were invisibly confirmed. All eyes converged on us, praising what a perfect match we made.
Only Sophia, in the corner, stared fixedly at this scene. Her eyes bloodshot.