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 death’s

stomach cancer?

my brows.

to proceed with

hers to make,

than someone who had once saved my life.

thing I could do was ensure that, in whatever time she

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the doctor murmured. “She’ll be waking up soon. It would

her.

that, he

stepped into the hospital room. The lingering effects of the anesthesia

a long moment. “Are you really Tessa?” I muttered under my breath.

hard I tried, I couldn’t see that girl in the

quiet sigh. I turned and left

Group Ever since I’d gotten injured saving Rosaline, I hadn’t had time to check in on

at my office, I summoned my Beta.

smoothly,”

he hesitated.

“Speak, I ordered.

has been making constant moves in the shadows. They suffered a major loss with the Azure Bay project, so it’s unlikely they’ll let it go.”

eyes. “I figured as

Pack wasn’t just about Azure

ran far deeper

proving Heidi and Everett had

an eye on BPL,”

replied with

as he turned to leave, a thought struck me.

in his tracks and quickly answered, “Yes,

Rosaline’s POV: