"Leopold Shelton, from today onwards, you will be marrying into our Cooper family. You shall follow all of our family's arrangements and abide by our family's rules!"

"Leopold, your sister has no ties with our Cooper family. Why should we spend money to save her?"

"Worthless! From now on, stop bothering the Cooper family with your trivial family matters, or we'll break your legs!"

Accompanying the scolding was Cooper family bodyguard who forcefully dragged Leopold out of the Cooper family's estate, throwing him onto the front steps.

There was a loud thud as Leopold's head hit the ground, scraping the skin and bleeding.

He didn't cry out in pain, but gritted his teeth and forced himself to stand up.

At that moment, his phone rang - it was a call from the hospital.

"Leopold, have you managed to get the money? If there's no money today, we'll have to stop your sister's medication..."

"Stop! I... I'll be there right away!"

Leopold felt a sense of rush and helplessness as he bit his lip and rushed towards the hospital.

He was born into a wealthy and powerful family, but on his twelfth birthday, a group of men in black suddenly stormed into their family banquet, killing anyone they saw.

He and his sister, Harper Shelton, managed to escape under the desperate protection of their mother and bodyguards.

However, not long after, their mother fell seriously ill and soon passed away, leaving only him and his sister to fend for themselves.

As for who those men in black were, Leopold had yet to find out.

On her deathbed, their mother gave him an ancient jade pendant.

Although she didn't explicitly state it, Leopold vaguely sensed that the extinction of their family might be related to this ancient jade!

Because he vaguely remembered his father saying when he was alive that the secret of their Shelton family's prosperity was hidden within it.

After his mother's death, Leopold fended for himself and his sister.

Around three years ago, his sister, Harper, was diagnosed with leukemia and needed 100,000 yuan for treatment.

Desperate, Leopold had no choice but to marry into the Cooper family to get the money for his sister's treatment.

Now, her condition has worsened. Although a suitable bone marrow for transplant has been found, they still need 500,000 yuan for the surgery!

His wife, Vanessa Cooper, happens to be on a business trip and couldn't be reached by phone.

Out of desperation, Leopold had to thick skin to borrow money from the Cooper family, but was instead beaten and driven out of the house by the Cooper family.

Leopold rushed to the hospital and immediately went to the director's office.

Just at the door, he halted, hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and pushed the door open.

Inside the office sat a chubby man who was wearing a white gown - he was the department head, Jacob Sherman.

Jacob was a classmate of Vanessa and had always had a crush on her.

In his heart, he had long considered Vanessa as his betrothed.

But Vanessa ended up marrying Leopold.

Because of this, Jacob harbored a deep hatred for Leopold.

After marrying into the Cooper family, the Cooper family didn't want Leopold to freeload at home. Thus, Vanessa, on behalf of the family, requested Jacob to find a position for Leopold in the hospital.

Jacob agreed. Firstly, it was to please Vanessa, and secondly, to have an opportunity to teach Leopold a lesson and vent his dislike.

So, Leopold was assigned a janitorial job in the hospital, under Jacob's supervision.

These days, Jacob had not been making life easy for Leopold.

He demanded Leopold to handle all the dirty and tiring tasks in the hospital, even some which weren't inherently his responsibility.

Every day, Leopold returned home weary and worn out, immediately falling asleep on his bed upon arrival.

If not for his younger sister, Leopold would never tolerate such torment.

This time, as the Cooper family was unwilling to help, he could only turn to Jacob.

As the director of the hospital, his words would certainly carry more weight.

However, he also knew that Jacob wouldn't readily agree to help him and may even use this opportunity to ridicule him.

But for the sake of his sister, as long as Jacob was willing to help, he could bear any humiliation!

"Director Sherman, there's something I would like to request of you..."

Leopold pleaded earnestly, looking at Jacob with a face full of despair. His words trailed off midway.

Jacob, already aware of Leopold's unsuccessful attempt to borrow money from the Cooper family.

He knew the purpose of Leopold's current visit. He smiled faintly, remaining silent.

He was waiting for Leopold to beg him, so he could take advantage of the situation to humiliate him.

Seeing Jacob's attitude, Leopold gritted his teeth before continuing, "Vanessa is away on a business trip and I can't get a hold of her now."

"Director Sherman, could you possibly talk to the hospital and arrange for my sister's operation first? Once Vanessa is back, I will definitely gather the full amount of 500,000 for the surgery fee."

"Oh?"

Jacob scoffed, then shook his head repeatedly, "Leopold, it's not that I don't want to help you, but as you know, the hospital has rules. If the money is not in their account, they absolutely won't perform the surgery."

"I can't risk losing my own livelihood because of you."

Leopold knew that this was just an excuse, Jacob was perfectly able to help.

He had connections in the hospital. As long as he guaranteed it, the hospital wouldn't turn them away.

But his words made it clear that he was unwilling to help.

Although Leopold felt angry, he could only suppress his anger and continued to smile. He said: "I understand this puts you in a difficult position, but can you please help me this once for the sake of my wife, who is your childhood friend."

"Whatever you need me to do in the future, I'll do it."

As long as he could save his sister, even if Jacob asked him, Leopold, to act as his dog, he would do it!

Seeing Leopold's pleading look, Jacob couldn't feel more pleasure.

He paced around his office and shook his head as if in a quandary, "That won't do, what if you default on your promise?"

"By the way, remember to pay the hospitalization fee today, otherwise your sister will not be able to stay in the hospital."

Upon hearing this, Leopold clenched his fist tightly, "I... I have about twenty thousand here, I will pay it today. When Vanessa comes back..."

"Don't wait for her to come back, call her now!" Jacob sneered at him, "Oh, didn't you just say you can't get in touch with Vanessa?"

"Ah, why don't I give it a try?"

As he spoke, Jacob took out his phone and made a call in front of Leopold.

In no time, the phone was answered, and Vanessa's voice came through, "Jacob, what is it?"

Upon hearing his wife's voice, Leopold was taken aback.

He had tried to call Vanessa hundreds of times before, but she never answered.

With just one call from Jacob, she picked up.

So, was it just that Vanessa didn't want to answer his call?

In an instant, Leopold's heart was stricken with pain!

After three years of marriage, he never thought that Vanessa would treat him like this!