Chapter 59 Humiliation
Feeling a cold liquid flow into my right arm and the familiar smell of antiseptic in the air, I was back in the hospital
Maybe I was too ansions and stressind about Emma’s situation. My body felt even weaker now–nosebleeds, fainting spells, the works. No wonder the doctor insisted I always have someone by my side. Without Emma, who knows how many times I would’ve died by now.
When opened my eyes, I found Emma asleep beside me. 1 tried to reach for some water, but someone quickly unscrewed the cap and handed me the bottle
“You’re awake? Are you feeling okay? Zack’s warm hand touched my forehead, and the heat from his palm seemed to ease my dizziness.
After taking a big gulp of water, I started to feel a bit better.
Emma suddenly jerked awake. Her hair was all messy. “Ewa, why did you faint again? You haven’t been eating properly, have you?
Her voices hoarse, sounding almost like an old man’s, I quickly stopped her from taking
ychemotherapy
“Enough. If you krep talking, you’ll need to visit the ENT department next I’m fine, aren’t? Besides, you know that mys
My words trailed off as my eyes widened, and 1 looked at Emma Zack was still bere. How could have mentioned my illness in front of him?
Emma awkwardly forced a smile. “Well, he called when I was panicking–Anyway, he knows now,”
She lowered her head in resignation, as if waiting for me to scold her.
1 turned to Zack mechanically, seeing both sympathy and helplessness in his eyes.
“why didn’t you tell me? No wonder you’ve been having nosebleeds and fainting spells. Eva, do you still consider me atriend?”
I didn’t know how to respond, and the room fell into an awkward silence. Fortunately, the doctor came in just in time and went over some of the things I needed to watch out for. He looked me up and down, shaking his head. “I’ve told you before, you’re too thin. You need to start eating properly to prepare for your next round of chemotherapy, understand?
Inodded lightly, but deep down, I knew that I could barely eat anything
Zack pulled the doctor aside, asking with concem, “s her fanting a result of the chemotherapy?
The doctor frowned at him, then nodded. “Your wife even underwent surgery on her own. No matter how busy you are with work, you should care more about your family, you
Seeing the doctor’s misunderstanding, Zack didn’t bother correcting him, simply agreeing over and over.
Finally, he turned to me. “He doesn’t know, does he?”
Zack didn’t press further. Instead, he helped with the discharge paperwork and drove us home. Before leaving, he insisted that I contact him immediately if anything happened and made sure I added his number as an emergency contact.
“That’s impossible.”
This kind of thing was better done sooner rather than later. Who knows if Leonard might change his mind? Has credibility was shot at this point.
When we arrived at the company, 1 took Emma straight to Leonard. He wasn’t surprised at all when he saw that we had accepted his tes
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Beautiful novel and I hope Eva and Jack get together and they have a kid too. Jack loves her a lot...