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?"

...

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.

a new drug that could suppress cancer cells. Each

drug for six months after the surgery..." Patrick suddenly stopped speaking.

I was penniless. If not, I would not have had to delay treatment for my medical

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

afford the surgery if it was a few thousand dollars. Touching the pendant

I was back in my neighborhood, I went over to thank the

sympathetically. "What are you thanking me for? You should thank Buddy. I wouldn't have found out that you fainted if it was not for his

had adopted a month after Leonard and I got married. That day, he brought a woman back

stop what they were doing even after seeing me arrive home. They were so loud that it sounded like they were desperate for me to hear them. After that, he

I left home and happened to see 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

one who had saved me this time. He nuzzled my leg and looked at me happily. Feeling a lump in my throat,

she would certainly help me out. As expected, she readily agreed and told me to focus on

watched Buddy go with her. He would at least have someone to care for

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

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

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

to enjoy these items

phone again. The company staff were still discussing Leonard and Lily's outing yesterday in the gossip

time? Doesn't

been with him for almost three months

beach on Valentine's yesterday. How romantic! Did you guys see Lily's diamond necklace? It was so shiny!" "Didn't we attend Mr. Harmon's wedding