Chapter 148:

Fred was unaware of the past animosities between the trio, stretching back over three years. Yet, when he overheard Belinda and Kristopher’s conversation, he couldn’t suppress a laugh.

“So her boyfriend turns into a vegetable after the crash, and she flees the country without a backward glance? Sounds like she’s just dodging the fallout, doesn’t it? I mean, there’s no justifying that, right?”

He finished, throwing a glance at Kristopher’s somber expression, and flashed a mischievous smile. “Just weighing in on the gossip, no offense meant, sir.”

“Kristopher…”

Cathy, tears brimming in her eyes, grasped Kristopher’s hand and nestled closer to him. “Please, don’t take it to heart. What they say doesn’t affect me. As long as you truly understand what I’m facing.” Her voice trembled, barely a whisper.

Kristopher’s expression darkened as he remembered the medical charts he’d reviewed earlier that confirmed Cathy was battling advanced stomach cancer. He had even questioned the doctor about the severity of the pain it could induce. The doctor’s description was haunting: “The pain can escalate to where no painkiller can suppress it.”

Reflecting on Cathy’s suffering filled him with sorrow. She had saved his life five years earlier; now, stricken with this cruel disease, she faced immense pain while he stood by, feeling utterly helpless.

news covered. There’s no need for you to

Cathy? It was clearly Cathy who had come after

my back,” Cathy murmured, her voice tinged with gratitude as she clung to his sturdy

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her eyes once

“Belinda, the photos.”


cut through the tension,

thoughts, Belinda responded with a dismissive sniff. “If you insist on keeping our marriage certificate off the internet and

spoke. “Mr. Cox, I hope you can agree to three conditions. If you

narrowed. “Go

smug, triumphant smile, prompting a sudden suspicion in him that he was

Kristopher nodded in agreement, Belinda’s demeanor

to keep the promises you made. Erase the photos and backups from your phone, and the bet we placed at the racetrack last time — transfer the money to me. Second, I need

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