The hospital.
Martha's cheeks were blushing because of anger, and her hair was messy. Biting her lip, she was unwilling to compromise.
In the stalemate, Stefan had to yield as he had no right to say no in the current situation.
He softened his tone while gazing at her solemnly. "Don't leave me, Martha."
"Don't you think it's too late to say such things? If you are a man, you should let it go. You were determined in the past and should keep being decisive now."
"I can't..."
He had regretted his stupid decision before, which made him suffer deeply.
For him, letting go of her wouldn't delight him but make him suffer more.
"I've owed you and Jimmy too much. Please give me a chance to make it up to you. Let's not divorce, OK?" Stefan said, lowering his voice.
He had never been so patient and humble in Martha's presence.
He truly cared about Martha and Jimmy. It was difficult for him to imagine how she had lived while taking care of their severely ill son in the past few years.
If he had found Jimmy earlier, the boy would have received some other treatments, unlike this moment when they could only resort to Rhys.
Martha's eyes reddened. She raised her hand to tuck her hair behind her ear, peering out of the window. "Even if you regret it, nothing will change. We cannot go back, Stefan," she answered determinedly.
"If it's because of Jimmy, I can pretend to divorce. I'll deal with the paperwork. After the bone marrow transplant, we can... No worries. I'll get everything done."
This was the first time Stefan had been so stubborn. He insisted on not divorcing, and Martha could tell it.
However, she only felt irritable as she didn't want to be tangled with him any longer. She was too exhausted due to Jimmy's sickness and unwilling to get involved in the battle between Stefan and Rhys.
"Enough. Do you always think others are fools? I won't risk Jimmy's life to agree with you."
Martha's patience had run out. She had calmed down earlier but almost lost control again.
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