Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard)

Chapter 131

hapter 131 Too Heavy to Carry

he next day, I went to the hospital to meet with Julian. He seemed mildly irritated that Jill had entioned the new drug to me.

he can't even tell the difference between cold medicine and antibiotics, yet she recommended you for is trial?" he muttered, flipping through my test results quickly before taking off his glasses. va, the radiation exposure from the quarry has had a significant impact on your body. It's not looking

jod."

was the first time I'd seen him without them. His expression grew more serious, making him look even ore professional.

s bluntness hit me hard, and I sat there nervously. "Is my cancer going to relapse?"

's not certain, but the probability is high," he said, not sugarcoating the situation. He pointed out several oubling indicators in my test results, and I felt the hope slowly drain out of me.

had thought my body would hold up long enough to at least uncover the truth about my father's death. it now, it seemed like just staying alive was going to be a struggle.

our body's too weak. The chemotherapy, combined with the radiation exposure from the stones, has ken a toll on you," Julian explained.

now, it's like you're a software with too many bugs. It's still running, but at

ash."

paused, then added, "I recommend you be hospitalized for 24/7 monitoring. If anything

I'll be here to handle

didn't usually speak this gravely, and I knew

after the incident, learning that workers exposed to the same type of radiation from ose stones often

though my exposure was brief, my weakened immune system made me highly

image.

to process it. I should have talked through this decision th someone, but in reality, there wasn't anyone I could confide in. ter a moment

line I couldn't cross. If I were admitted, Leonard would find

my illness became public, it would

thought for a moment before pulling out a

new drug I've been working on in my Melgrove lab. It's still in clinical trials, but it might help tigate some of the effects of the

to a section in the file. "There

medical terms, trying

effects could include nausea, dizziness, nosebleeds, and, in some cases, potential nervous stem complications. But the specifics are still unknown." ould it trigger a third relapse?" I asked

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