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 cancer

for six months after the

wife of Harmon Group's president, I was penniless. If not, I would not have had to delay

the hospital bed, I packed my

thousand dollars. Touching the pendant on my chest, I

I was back in my neighborhood, I went over

Buddy. I wouldn't have found out that you fainted if it was not for his barking. "Thank god the ambulance

Leonard and I got married. That day, he brought a woman back to

hear them. After that, he told me, "If you play with fire, you'll get burned. I begged you so many times back

a huge fight. Distressed, 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 mine, I felt my heart aching so badly. Just like me, he was already suffering from a serious medical

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

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

relieved as I watched Buddy go with her. He would at least

realized I had overestimated myself. I did not

enough to get me the most expensive clothes, bags, and jewelry. I

the gowns and jewelry to events. Only then would his

said that I did not deserve to enjoy these items as I pleased since

company staff were still discussing Leonard

this time? Doesn't he date different mistresses

Lily has been with him for almost three

see Lily's diamond necklace? It was so shiny!" "Didn't