As soon as the words were spoken, silence fell over the room like a heavy blanket.

Lung cancer? Advanced stage?

Impossible!

How could Tanya suddenly have lung cancer?

Everyone thought they were hearing things.

Gage Jones stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray, forcing a laugh, "Come on, Jane, don't joke about something like this. It's not funny at all." "Exactly!" Hank chimed in.

"I'm not joking," Jane choked out, her eyes welling up with tears, "My little sister... she really has lung cancer..."

Tanya couldn't hold back her tears any longer.

Crash-

Karan Jones was pouring water when he heard the news, and the glass slipped from his hand, shattering on the floor.

"What... Jane, what are you saying?"

Jane covered her mouth, sobbing uncontrollably.

"Tanya Jones? Really?" Karan rushed to Tanya's side.

With tears in her eyes, Tanya nodded.

isn't true!" Karan enveloped Tanya in a tight embrace, crying out, "It can't be true! My child, so young, how could you be sick? It should have been me..." She was in her

the one

was only nineteen, fresh into

life was just

she be

she could trade

how she had treated Tanya these past days, Karan was filled

all

hadn't been attentive enough

Tanya had suddenly spent all her

No wonder...

only neglected Tanya but also made her take

in a moment, his legs trembling as he approached Tanya, trying to hold back his

buried his face in his

like a child under

in the living room was

bridge of his nose, trying to keep his emotions in check. With both parents and his wife in disarray, he

Dad, Jane,

to get to the hospital. Don't worry about the money; Jane and I have saved up a bit over a

lifeline, "To the hospital! Let's go now. Your dad and I have also saved up a bit, we'll surely be

no use, Mom, Dad, bro, sis-in-law, please don't waste your money. Instead of enduring all that pain in the hospital, I'd rather

cancer, and she's been living a healthy life for five years now. As long as you keep

and Gage looked at Jane, moved by

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