Counterback of the Despised Luna by Diana West

Chapter 376 Tessa Has Cancer

Caden’s POV:

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The nurses rushed in and carried the unconscious Heid onto a stretcher before wheeling her toward the emergency room.

1 followed after a moment of hesitation.

Rosaline had warned me that she might not actually be Tessa, but until I had undeniable proof, I couldn’t just let her die.

After all, Heidi knew every detail about our kidnapping—things only Tessa should remember. If she really

was Tessa…

Lost in thought, I barely noticed a nurse hurrying out of the emergency room.

“Mr. Holbrook, do you know the patient’s family?” she asked anxiously.

I looked up at her. “What’s the issue?”

The

patient’s condition is quite serious,” she said cautiously, intimidated by my presence. “The doctor found a large shadow in her stomach. There’s a possibility it could be a tumor. We need to conduct a full examination, but we require a family member’s signature.”

I frowned. Just go ahead with the tests.”

The nurse quickly nodded. “Understood, Mr. Holbrook

With that, she turned and hurried back into the emergency room.

Hours passed and the setting sun bathed the hospital in a deep orange glow by the time Heidi was finally wheeled out. Her face was deathly pale and she was still unconscious.

“How is she?” I asked, casting a glance at her frail form.

The doctor let out a long sigh, his voice heavy with regret. “Mr. Holbrook, we’ve received the results. The patient has late–stage stomach cancer. At best, she has around two years left with chemotherapy. If she chooses not to receive treatment… she may only have a month.”

shook his head. “She’s so young, yet she’s already standing at

stage… stomach

furrowed my brows.

you like us to

is hers to make, I answered.

my life. Any feelings I might have had for

in whatever time she had left, she

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soon. It would

her.

that, he

hospital room. The lingering effects of the anesthesia

moment. “Are you really Tessa?” I muttered

see that girl in the woman lying before

I turned and left the

my car and headed straight for Eclipse Group Ever since I’d gotten injured saving Rosaline,

at my office, I summoned my Beta. How’s everything

smoothly,” Yale reported

hesitated. “But…

“Speak, I ordered.

shadows. They suffered a major loss with

my eyes. “I figured as

grudge against Eclipse Pack wasn’t just

ran far deeper than

shown me–photos proving Heidi and Everett had

eye on

replied with

thought struck me. “Did Rosaline come

and quickly answered, “Yes,

Rosaline’s POV: