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.

could suppress

six months after the surgery..." Patrick suddenly stopped speaking. He

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

bed, I packed

thousand dollars. Touching the pendant on my chest,

back in my neighborhood, I went

it was not for his barking. "Thank god the ambulance got here in time. You young people need

Labrador retriever I had adopted a month after Leonard and

desperate for me to 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.

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 serious medical condition and was dying.

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

so I knew she would certainly help me out. As expected, she

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

home, I realized I had overestimated myself. I did not

was generous enough to get me the most expensive clothes, bags, and jewelry. I was always the glamorous Mrs. Harmon in

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

that I did not deserve to enjoy these items as

staff were still discussing Leonard and Lily's

this time? Doesn't he date different

be. Lily has been with

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