After the Last Tear: Rising from the Ashes of a Broken Marriage By Cassila K

Chapter 121

Nolan's hand trembled violently, nearly dropping his phone.

He staggered, almost falling, as the assistant's words echoed through his mind like a knife repeatedly plunging into his heart.

"That's impossible! It can't be!"

A metallic taste filled his throat before blood erupted from his mouth, splattering across the window in front of him.

The world began to spin around him before he collapsed heavily to the ground.

When Nolan regained consciousness, he saw nothing but blinding white. The sharp smell of antiseptic filled his nostrils, accompanied by the rhythmic beeping of medical equipment.

His assistant sat beside the bed, red-eyed, clutching a folder tightly. Seeing Nolan awake, he leaned forward, his voice hoarse "Sir, you're finally awake.

Nolan's vision was blurry as he struggled to focus"What... happened to me?"

The assistant lowered his head, his voice catching"You collapsed after coughing up blood. The doctors worked on you for twenty-four hours straight... they issued critical condition notices several times."

his mind-the assistant's voice on the phone, the news

contracted painfully as he asked, his voice weak but urgent "A..Aurelia... she's really

"Yes, sir. Miss Thorne... had terminal cancer. And then they took so much blood..She was gone before they even realized what was happening. Her final wish was a sky

Nolan's voice was barely audible as his fingers unconsciously

pulled a document from his pocket and handed it to Nolan with

to the first page. As he read through it, his face grew

mother during a depressive episode, had mistaken a security guard for Nolan's

the Creed family's reputation, Aurelia had shouldered all

himself to send

was so hoarse it was barely audible as his fingers gripped

searing pain shot through his chest as he coughed up more blood, staining the white

"Sir! Sir!!!"

as the emergency alarm sounded throughout the room. As Nolan's consciousness faded, he

hesitant glances, her forced smiles in his

an invisible hand, the

emergency room, Nolan's father and Evangeline

for Aurelia? How did he end up like this?