Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard)

Chapter 456

Chapter 456 Live Well

Leonard shrugged indifferently. "You know me well enough by now. And isn't this a win-win situation? I know how much you value your career."

He said it all so matter-of-factly that I didn't even know how to respond. But I knew the project in Manovia couldn't remain stalled-it would hurt all the companies involved.

"I'll speak to them. My studio staff won't be involved in the project. Harmon Group's design team can take over. Leonard, if I die, please leave these people alone. Don't make things harder for them."

I lay weakly on the bed, my eyes barely able to stay open. Lately, even doing nothing left me exhausted.

Leonard stared at me for a long moment, then turned toward the door. With his hand on the doorknob, he looked back at me. "Eva, if you die, I won't leave them alone. So, stay alive for me."

He slammed the door behind him, and I couldn't help but smile. I understood his message-he'd let them be if I stayed alive.

launched. Everything seemed to be back on track while

would just keep dragging on like this until Astrid burst into

"Why don't you come back to Manovia with me? Who cares about them? Your life is what matters!" She was sniffling so much that her

a break. Should I go back and force myself to eat your terrible food? Heaven doesn't want me dead, but that's just asking

let's bring my brother too, and we'll all go

I looked down, shaking my

even a single message from him. I never reached out to him either. If he stayed busy enough to forget about me, that might

rough patch. Things aren't great with our grandmother's side of the family; he's got a lot to sort out. You know the McLennan family-it's complicated. But he asked me to come back and stay

seriously. "Astrid, do you

that my brother likes you?" Astrid said as if it were the most obvious thing in the

I shook my head. "Astrid, you know my situation. I could die any time, and I'm not in the condition to have surgery. Are you trying to give your brother

But she couldn't argue either. Everything I said was