How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 240

Making this decision hadn't been easy for her. For a long time, she'd intentionally avoided confronting the idea of treatment, pushing it to the back of her mind.

But now, she finally had a clearer goal-and a choice.

A choice she could no longer avoid.

It took the doctor quite a while to respond:

[Ms. Thorne, given your current health, you'll need a detailed treatment plan. Preoperative chemotherapy is essential. Still, I hope you'll take time to think this through.]

Elodie stared at the doctor's message, silent.

He'd said that aside from the necessary surgery, a more conservative approach was possible. It would be slower than a complete removal, and her condition would be highly unstable. But the one upside was that it could temporarily preserve her fertility.

Elodie drew a slow, steady breath. She'd already considered all of this.

If she stretched out the treatment, the outcome still wasn't guaranteed. She might

endure all the pain, only to end up right where she started.

She wasn't willing to gamble everything on an uncertain outcome.

After a long, pensive silence, Elodie made up her mind.

start with the preoperative therapy. Please go

schedule the surgery.]

than to waste day after

nothing if

The doctor replied:

you've completed three rounds of chemotherapy. Each round will be three weeks

math in

It worked out fine.

the year. Three rounds of chemo, each just three weeks apart-plus

It was manageable.

decision made, Elodie finally felt

Charlie a quick

well, I should be available in the second

treatment went smoothly, she'd be able to take

took a

with the folks from the

didn't let herself get too caught up in

invaluable. She was planning for VistaLink Technologies

with Alexander about it. He clapped his hands in approval. "Brilliant!

else was on Elodie's mind: her meetup with

trendy dessert café near the Global Trade Plaza, a