Mrs. Lewis was actually right.
Charlie had undergone tremendous changes since he was a child. He had experienced the best days in the world, but he had also experienced the hardest days too. He had already learned not to take things to heart, and he would not be affected by any tragedy outside. 6
Even if he did not get married to Claire and even if he was still working on the construction site now, he would not be dissatisfied with life.
This was because Charlie felt that after the death of his parents, if he worked hard to live and survive, this would be the greatest comfort to them.
As for money and status, he had already put it all behind him.
He had suffered a lot of humiliation and ridicule after getting married to Claire, but he had never once thought about going back to the Wade family to ask for their help, i
He could even calmly accept it when the Wilson family repeatedly trampled all over his dignity over the years.
Three years of incomparable humiliation passed by just like that. Although Charlie was trapped in the middle of this situation, he had always been the most peaceful one. 1
However, this peace of mind that he had had changed i n an instant because of Mrs. Lewis’s 'serious illness'.
At that time, Charlie was truly afraid that Mrs. Lewis would die.
This was because, in Charlie’s eyes, Mrs. Lewis was his benefactor, and she was also like his own parent. His biological parents were already dead, so he could never allow himself to watch her die.
He once went to the hospital to find out if his kidneys were a match with Mrs. Lewis.
If his kidneys were a match with Mrs. Lewis, Charlie would have just donated one of his kidneys to Mrs. Lewis. 8
However, the hospital had told him that they were not a match.
So, the only thing he could do was to gather enough money to make sure that Mrs. Lewis could find a kidney source so that she could undergo a kidney transplant surgery.
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