Drowning Him In Regret novel Chapter 26

Chapter 26

Chapter 26

The next day, I texted Veronica Read, Jude’s secretary, to ask for leave, saying I had something on without going into details.

She simply replied with an “Okay” and didn’t ask more.

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Veronica was under the employ of Mr. Ewan Carson and Jude’s most capable assistant. Asking her for leave was effectively the same as asking Jude

himself.

After yesterday’s unpleasantness, Jude just thought I was being unreasonable and throwing a tantrum.

He texted me directly, saying I was absent without leave and would be docked my full attendance bonus for the month.

As I calculated my salary, I realized the full attendance bonus didn’t seem like much, so I wasn’t too heartbroken.

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Casey was already waiting for me downstairs early in the morning with steamed bread. “I know you can’t eat much, but try to eat a little. They say chemo is really hard on the body.”

Under her worried gaze, I forced myself to eat the bread heartily, and she finally relaxed and drove me to the hospital.

During chemo, I felt quite nervous. Especially when I saw the beautiful girl with a shaved head beside me, I instinctively tightened my grip on Casey’s

hand.

Casey also saw the little girl and her eyes filled with endless sympathy.

The little girl’s mom seemed to understand our looks and smiled helplessly. “After chemotherapy, hair loss is inevitable. It’s better to shave it off beforehand than to lose it all later.”

The little girl nodded vigorously. “Miss, don’t worry. You can wear a wig later! There are lots of beautiful wigs at the shop behind the hospital.”

The little girl looked about seven or eight years old, an age of carefree innocence.

She probably didn’t understand what being bald meant and kept telling me about the pretty twin tails at the wig shop behind the hospital.

Casey pouted. “Those merchants really know how to do business. Their shop must be booming.”

I laughed, nodding. “Yeah, let’s go take a look later.”

She opened her mouth, trying to say something but finally just nodding.

Only after my chemotherapy ended did she say, “Ada, you’ll always be the most beautiful in my heart! I’ll buy you the most beautiful wig!”

Seeing the tears in her eyes, I nodded firmly. “I want the most expensive one, or you can grow your hair long and make me a wig.”

She ran her fingers through her long hair, shaking her head. “Just leave my hair alone,” she said. “I’d rather buy you a wig instead.”

We exchanged smiles, and some of the sadness from earlier was lifted.

Maybe cuz I’d already had a shot, I didn’t immediately feel weird from the chemo.

When we passed a hair salon, I asked Casey to stop. “I wanna get a short haircut.”

She looked at me in panic, and it wasn’t until I repeatedly assured her that it was just a short haircut that she finally agreed to get out of the car with me.

My hair had been growing since high school, only getting trimmed once a year.

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Chapter 26

Long hair was easier to style, and being a bit vain, I spent quite a bit on hair care annually.

“Miss, are you sure you wanna go short? What a shame.” The hairdresser asked me for the third time, and I nodded firmly again.

“Can you keep my hair? I wanna make a wig. Can you help arrange that?” I asked.

The salon was close to the hospital. The hairdresser got my drift, looked at me sympathetically, then nodded.

I noticed Casey turning her head away and discreetly wiping away tears.

I smiled, thinking it was just a haircut, not a lifecut.

The hairdresser carefully cut off my long hair and set it aside. Meanwhile, he kept encouraging me, sharing stories of cancer patients‘ miracles.

I knew too, that with proper care, I might not die soon.

Everyone was destined to die, and I just wanted to die with purpose. Ideally, I’d like to live a few more years and enjoy life to the fullest.

Looking at my skinny reflection in the mirror, I felt a bit dazed.

Back when Jude and I first got together, he once accompanied me for a haircut.

Shoulder–length hair was super trendy then, and I thought about going short, but Jude strongly opposed it, almost arguing with the hairdresser.

I said, “I spend a lot every month on hair care.”

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