The Price of Eternity Chapter 1

I am an Immortal, born with boundless wealth destined in my fate.

Anyone who tries to murder me for money only ends up triggering a mechanism that grants me a huge fortune, making me a billionaire!

But I am exhausted.

Having been murdered in a thousand different ways, I’ve lost the will to live. To me, money is just a string of cold numbers.

The only way to break my immortality is to find someone who loves me, not my money!

After countless lifetimes, I finally found him.

He truly didn’t care about my money. But he didn’t love me either. Instead, he sliced open my skin with a scalpel...

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I lay in the freezing operating room.

The surgical lights reflected the gruesome image of my body being cut open.

New death unlocked: +1.

But this time, the pain was excruciating.

It was the kind of agony that pierced through skin and bone, pushed to the absolute limit.

I was in so much pain I couldn't even scream.

Gritting my teeth, I forced myself to ask Julian:

"Do you want money? You know I have plenty. Just name your price, I can give you whatever you want."

Julian shook his head, his hand trembling as he stroked my hair.

He kissed my forehead, tears falling rapidly onto my cheek, yet they felt devoid of warmth.

"I don't want money. I love you. Your money is just a bonus. It's you I love."

I laughed, my limbs twitching uncontrollably from the pain.

When he sliced into me with the scalpel, he didn't use any anesthesia.

He said he was going to remove my organs and drain my blood.

Is this his so-called love?

I really didn't understand.

If he wants me dead, why can't he just make it quick?

"Julian, how much money do you want? Or rather, what do you want? I'll give you everything, okay? Just give me a quick death. Don't torture me under the guise of loving me."

Julian was stubborn, insisting he loved me.

I couldn't see where this "love" was!

Five minutes later, another person was wheeled into the operating room.

It was a young woman, beautiful, with skin like porcelain. She was already asleep, placed on a gurney parallel to mine.

The blood drained from me was being transfused into her body. Immediately, a team of secretive doctors cut her open and began surgery on her too.

The woman seemed very sick. After opening her up, the doctors removed several of her organs. Then, treating me like a spare parts bin, they harvested the corresponding organs from my body to replace hers.

Finally, I understood. This was Julian's purpose all along!

I froze, a tear slipping unnoticed from the corner of my eye. Choking back a sob, I asked Julian:

"Who is she?"

Julian didn't answer, just stared at the woman with infinite tenderness.

"Julian! Answer me!"

Julian snapped out of it, held my hand, and told me the whole truth.

"Her name is Bella. She was my high school classmate. We sat next to each other for three years, promised to go to the same college, and agreed to marry and start a family after graduation."

"But fate played a cruel joke. After graduation, she was diagnosed with a rare genetic disease. Her organs would fail and atrophy within five years, leading to death. There is no cure in the world."

"I couldn't just watch her leave me like this. I couldn't watch the person who accompanied my entire youth die. So I came up with this plan."

Hearing Julian's words, I only found it laughable.

"A disease with no cure in the world, and you think transplanting my organs will help? If it worked, wouldn't doctors have suggested it long ago? Would you need to wait until now?"

Julian understood what I meant.

He suddenly turned to look at me. His gaze was firm, but utterly cold.

After staring at me for a long time, Julian sighed and spoke softly.

"Mia, I know your secret."

"I know you are an Immortal!"