Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard)

Chapter 1

After graduating from college, I dumped my penniless boyfriend and left the country with a trust fund baby.

Two years later, I was dumped. I returned to the country to find out that my ex-boyfriend had been succeeding in his field.

He pulled all sorts of tricks to marry me. Everyone said that he was deeply in love with me and was willing to bury the hatchet, but they did not know that he had been making his way through countless lovers as revenge on me. He asked me why I did not care or feel jealous about it. With a smile, I looked at him. "I'm already dying anyway. What does it matter?"

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On our third wedding anniversary, Leonard was setting off fireworks with Lily together on the beach. Curling up on the sofa, I called him again and again.

"I'm sorry, the number you have dialed is currently unavailable..." As the robotic female voice rang in my ears again, I blacked out.

I was lying in a hospital bed when I woke up. The doctor, Patrick Price, was hesitant to speak while he looked at me.

Calmly, I asked, "How much longer can I live?"

Patrick tried to comfort me. "There's still hope if you have surgery now and undergo chemotherapy periodically."

Expressionless, I stared at the ceiling. "This is my second relapse."

As my chest throbbed in pain, beads of cold sweat formed on my forehead.

drug that could suppress cancer cells. Each injection costs 50 thousand

the surgery..." Patrick suddenly stopped speaking.

Harmon Group's president, I was penniless. If not, I would not have had to delay treatment for my

from the hospital bed, I packed my clothes. "Let's schedule

able to afford the surgery if it was a few thousand dollars. Touching the pendant on my chest,

back in my neighborhood, I went over to thank the neighbor, Agatha

it was not for his barking. "Thank god the ambulance got here in

was the Labrador retriever I had adopted a month after Leonard and I got married. That day, he brought a woman

seeing me arrive home. They were so loud that it sounded like they were desperate for me to hear them. After that,

Buddy. Suffering from canine distemper, he was abandoned at the vet's doorstep. The vet complained as he carried the desperate dog inside. As his hopeless eyes met mine, I felt my heart aching so badly. Just like me, he was already suffering from a

save Buddy's life. He was the one who had saved me this time. He nuzzled my leg and looked at me happily. Feeling a lump in my throat, I did not dare to pet his head. "Ms. Agatha, I might have to be hospitalized for a

passed away last year, so I knew she would certainly help me out. As expected, she readily agreed and

I watched Buddy go with her. He would at least

I went back home, I realized I had overestimated myself. I did not have the money for

most expensive clothes, bags, and jewelry. I was always the glamorous Mrs. Harmon

get his permission to wear the gowns and jewelry to events. Only then would his secretary open the cabinet

I did not deserve to enjoy these items as I pleased since I had

staff were still discussing Leonard and Lily's outing yesterday in the

Mr. Harmon serious this time? Doesn't he date different

has been

setting off fireworks on the beach on Valentine's yesterday. How romantic! Did you guys see