Velvet’s POV

My phone buzzed. I took it out, thinking it was just a message. But when I looked at the screen, my heart almost stopped.

A bank alert popped up. Thirty thousand dollars.

For a moment, I just stared at the screen. I thought it was a mistake. I had never seen that kind of money in my account before.

I opened my banking app to check again. It was real. The money was there.

My chest felt tight.

But then with the fade of white films clouding my brain, I knew exactly what this was for. Mom's surgery. Expected from Zavian but the sender's details were private.

“There's...