Betrayed by the people she loved most, Catherine spent three years tortured by her fiancé and brother—believing she’d caused her parents’ and adopted sister’s deaths. But when she’s diagnosed with terminal cancer and goes to say goodbye, she discovers the cruel truth: her “dead” family is alive, celebrating Donna’s birthday. Everything was a lie. Yet, they don’t know—Catherine won’t live to see next month.
Chapter 1
Five years ago, Catherine Martin got into a car accident to save her family and became comatose.
Five years later, when she finally woke up, everything had changed.
Her parents and brother now doted on an adopted daughter, Donna Martin.
Even Patrick Davis, her childhood sweetheart and fiancé, treated Donna with special favor.
They claimed they'd adopted Donna out of longing for Catherine.
But Catherine couldn't bear it. She insisted they send Donna away.
Who could've predicted the car crash during Donna's transfer? Her parents and Donna died instantly.
Since then, Edward Martin and Patrick turned their love for her into hatred.
They blamed her: had she not forced Donna's removal, three lives wouldn't have been lost.
They tormented her and punished her, while she accepted it as atonement.
Three years later, broken beyond repair, she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. The doctor said she wouldn't live more than a month.
Yet when she stumbled past a hotel, she saw h
