Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard)

Chapter 234

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I didn't want to stay in the hospital, but I knew I needed the medication. Julian reluctantly agreed to let me stay for three days to monitor my reactions.

Although he had mentioned the side effects wouldn't be too bad, that might have been true for patients without prior surgeries like mine.

On the second day, the side effects hit hard. I couldn't stop vomiting, even though I had hardly eaten anything. It was just bile, over and over again. "Maybe we should stop the medication for now," Julian suggested, looking concerned as he reviewed my data.

"Your body's too weak to handle this. You barely look human at this point."

I forced a weak smile. "If I wait until I'm healthy enough, I'll probably relapse a third time. I have to push through."

He had warned me earlier that my exposure to radiation could lead to a third recurrence cancer. No matter how awful the treatment was, I had to continue.

of the

to be expected. But survival was the only thing that mattered. Especially with Leonard in his current state how could I afford to be

The overpass project, already full of complications, was delayed further because I wasn't there to oversee it. It seemed like a lot of the design proposals had been delayed as well. When Emma

trying to take over. She doesn't even have the required qualifications for this! It's

of her mind? Doesn't she know that making

qualifications weren't recognized domestically. It made me wonder about her true intentions to

as I arrived, I found Amelia in the design department in the middle of a heated argument with

right do you have to manage our work? "Jean's face was flushed with anger. "And you've amended the design!

course, remained calm and aloof. "I'm aware. But Eva's design had flaws. I

design that passed all necessary approvals-yet you, the

momentarily surprised by my appearance. But soon,

is often superficial. Someone had to address the

affecting the company's progress, and you

she could answer, her knight in shining armor arrived-Leonard, as predictable as ever. Without even understanding the situation,

the energy to argue with his stupidity. It was exhausting watching him

patience clearly running thin. "Are you blind or just deaf? If you have nothing useful to say, why don't