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

expected. But survival was the only thing

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

over. She

mind? Doesn't she know that making a last-minute replacement

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

office. As soon as I arrived, I found Amelia in the

was flushed with anger. "And you've amended the design! Do you realize that halted the entire project? Are you

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

the doorway, leaning against the frame. "A design that passed all necessary approvals-yet

face me, momentarily surprised by my appearance.

often superficial. Someone had to

company's progress, and you should be held responsible for

understanding the situation,

his stupidity. It was exhausting watching him fall into the same pattern time and time

blind or just deaf? If you have