Chapter 155

Timothy had tried every gentle trick in the book to coax Jessica into going to the amusement park with him, but she refused every time.

Sometimes, she even had the nerve to humiliate him outright.

But now, for the sake of some guy named Herbert, she'd run off to the amusement park to find him.

At the time, Timothy was too angry to care whether Jessica was actually sick or just pretending.

It wasn't until Sheila pointed it out that he realized Jessica probably was genuinely

ill.

She must have been in real pain-otherwise, she wouldn't have broken out in a sweat across her forehead.

Plus, she was on her period. She'd been feeling off since last night.

"Timothy?"

voice pulled him

their argument, there was no way he was going to look for Jessica.

a child. If she's uncomfortable,

"Timothy, you're being absolutely

the covers, Sheila swung her legs off the hospital bed. "I'll go find her myself. If Jessica really is sick and you don't even bother to check on her, she's going to be devastated.

Sheila back onto the bed. "You just woke up. Stay here and rest-I'll go

like

so quickly, he'd just tell her that he wouldn't have bothered if Sheila

foot down on the gas,

amusement park more than once but found no sign of Jessica. Frustrated, he returned to his car, pulling out his phone to

he was about to dial, he caught sight of Herbert helping

surge of anger hit

too much pain-I'm taking you to the hospital," Herbert said, concern etched

was hurting. She'd taken plenty of painkillers that day, but they hadn't

her feel this weak, or if her cancer was

were numbered now, and there

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