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

the

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

packed my clothes. "Let's schedule

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

my neighborhood, I went

I wouldn't have found out that you fainted if it was not for his barking. "Thank god the ambulance got here in time. You young people need to

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

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

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 mine, I felt

at me happily. Feeling a lump in my throat, I did

I knew she would certainly help me out. As expected, she readily agreed and told me to

go with her. He would at least have someone to care for him once I passed

realized I had overestimated myself. I did

bags, and jewelry. I was always the glamorous Mrs. Harmon in the

in private, I would have to get his permission to wear the gowns and jewelry to events. Only then would his secretary open the

to enjoy these items as I pleased since I had

were still discussing Leonard and Lily's outing

time? Doesn't he

to be. Lily has been

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

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