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.

there is a new drug that could suppress cancer cells. Each injection costs 50

six months after the surgery..." Patrick

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

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

few thousand dollars. Touching the pendant on my chest, I felt

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

at me 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 barking. "Thank

I had adopted a month after Leonard and I got married. That day,

hear them. After that, he told me, "If you play with fire, you'll get burned. I begged you so many times back then, but you never looked back.

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.

gave the vet my gold necklace to 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

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

would at least have someone

I had overestimated

clothes, bags, and jewelry. I was always

and jewelry to events. Only then

not deserve to enjoy these items as I pleased since I had never contributed to this

still

Doesn't

to be. Lily has been with him for almost three months

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