Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Chapter 298

Henry paced anxiously outside Sheila's emergency room, looking every bit the little grown-up as he wore a path back and forth.

Meanwhile, Timothy was waiting outside the door of Jessica's emergency room.

Jessica had collapsed from a sudden high fever brought on by stress. It wasn't long before she gradually opened her eyes, still groggy. Her attending physician, noticing she was awake, hurried to her side.

"Ms. Greene, you can't keep neglecting your health like this! Your condition is already serious, and now you've let yourself get soaked and come down with a high fever. You have to be admitted for treatment-no more delays!"

Drifting in and out of consciousness, Jessica remembered fainting in Timothy's

arms.

Did he bring her to the hospital?

If he was just outside, it wouldn't take much for him to find out about her cancer.

let her keep working.

find a way to get away

the doctor's questions aloud. Flustered,

trembling with weakness, scribbled a message: "Doctor, I'm sorry, but I can't be admitted right now. My husband is outside. If

the doctor's compassion, hoping he might keep her

running out of time. You can't keep avoiding this. Your family will find out eventually, and they'll only worry more if you keep it from them. The outcome won't change by hiding it, but treatment could give you a chance. Think about it: even in the worst case,

hoping doctors there could give her a better prognosis, maybe

bear to be hurt by their indifference. But now, she was even more determined

anyone else, she didn't want them to

you. A friend recommended a specialist overseas. I'm planning to go soon and see if my chances improve. Please, just help me

had kept her secret before, moyed by

hospital visits, always for some minor complication, made it harder for him to look

getting worse. But seeing

pen, closed her eyes, and soon drifted off to