Out of greed, and at the urging of Oscar''s assistant, they had started a live stream to publicly extort Yvonne and Sandra.


    When their scheme was exposed, Yvonne chose not to press charges, but she did cut off the funding for Hans'' care.


    The loss of that support made their financial situation even more desperate. They worked multiple jobs, exhausted and miserable, which led to constant fighting.


    One day, during a particrly heated argument, Howard and Tracy were so caught up in ming each other that they forgot to make dinner for their son.


    Parched and starving, Hans went to the kitchen himself to boil water for some pastas. But the electric kettle was ced too high for him. As he reached for it, he identally knocked it over, and the scalding water poured all over his small body, causing severe burns.


    Horrified, the couple rushed him to the hospital.


    But faced with the exorbitant medical bills, they were helpless, left with nothing but


    tears.


    With nowhere else to turn, Tracy remembered Oscar''s assistant, Mr. Smith. She called him and threatened to expose his role in framing Yvonne if he didn''t cover the treatment costs.


    Mr. Smith relented and had them transferred to a private hospital owned by the Rogers Group.


    Initially, Hans'' condition improved, and the doctor assured them his life was not in danger.


    However, a week after his admission, Hans'' health suddenly took a turn for the worse, and the doctors seemed at a loss.


    Hans'' parents wanted to transfer him to another hospital, but they knew that once they left the Rogers Group''s facility, they wouldn''t have the money to pay for his treatment anywhere else.


    All they could do was stay by their son''s side, praying day and night.


    But their prayers went unanswered. Hans died, his treatment having failed.


    After Hans was pronounced dead, their hometown tradition required a three-day wake.


    But the hospital staff seemed unusually eager to contact a crematorium and have the body cremated immediately.


    While dressing Hans in his burial clothes, Tracy discovered a sutured wound on his abdomen.


    She may not have been highly educated, but even she knew this was wrong. Her son was admitted for burns, not surgery. Why would he have an incision?


    Tracy refused to allow the


    cremation, but the hospital and crematorium staff, working in tandem, tried to coax and intimidate her insisting the body be cremated right away.


    Hans'' parents finally realized something was terribly wrong and fiercely protected their son''s body. The staff even tried to forcibly push the child into the incinerator.


    But Hans'' parents, hardened by years of manualbor, were strong. They fought back and managed to escape with their son''s body.


    The staff, not expecting such resistance, were caught off guard and let them get away.


    But even after escaping with the body, the parents didn''t know what to do. They were strangers in Istra, and it dawned on them that the only


    they cou possibly trust was


    Sandra.


    They had always known she was a good person.


    "Ms. Garcia, I know you''re a kind


    woman, Please, help us o


    time. Don''t let my boy''s spirit


    in


    unrest Ms Garcia, spend the next life as your servant to repay you


    Hans'' parents prostrated themselves at Yvonne and Sandra''s feet, their cries filled


    with despair.


    Sandra helped them up, offering a few words offort.