CEO’s Tears Over Pregnancy Test Discovery

Chapter 1429

"It's not as simple as that," Nina gently but firmly corrected him. "By actively undergoing treatment, even if a full recovery isn't possible, it'll at least ease the pain and extend your life. You know enough about medicine to understand this, don't you?" She had a good guess about what was really holding him back and got straight to the point. "Is it because you think chemo will make you lose your hair and look different, so you don't want to go through it?"

Pharaoh nodded. He wanted to leave this world with dignity, not as a shadow of his former self that might scare the kids.

"Oh, come on," Nina said, half-amused, half-exasperated. "You're not a young guy anymore. What's with the vanity? A little hair loss isn't the end of the world. When people get older, they naturally lose hair! Look at all the grandpas out there. They're healthy as an ox, but barely a strand left on their heads."

"Losing some hair and going completely bald are two very different things," Pharaoh grumbled, instinctively touching his thinning scalp.

He had already lost quite a bit of hair, and the thought of going completely bald felt unbearable. And chemo would bring more than just hair loss. His body would face all sorts of side effects.

Nina pressed on, trying to reach him. "Are you really okay with the kids losing their grandpa? They don't have the love of a big extended family like most kids, with grandparents on both sides. It's just you and us. You've seen how much they adore you. If you were gone, what would they do?"

want you to keep fighting to live, even if it

softening. "You

he had wronged the most in his life was Nina, yet here she was, wanting him to stay. Hearing it felt like a blessing he never thought

continued, "I noticed

I

off from the moment we talked on the phone. If I didn't care, I could have ignored

to lose you. I'm a mom now, but

and I'm not ready to

my dad."

made peace with letting go, but truly, who wanted to leave if they didn't have to? And with everything

will you still bring the kids to see me?" he

because you're my dad and their grandpa. We're family, and you've been so good to us. Chemo can't change that," Nina said, holding his hand firmly. "Please, for me, for Micah and Freya. Their baby will be born soon, and whether