Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard)

Chapter 476 Long Time No See

I still had a lot of faith in Andrew.

Back in university, he and Julian were rivals, but they were also the closest of friends. Both were brilliant in the medical field. Andrew wasn't just skilled with surgery; he also had a talent for researching pharmaceuticals. Thinking about Julian and his love life, I couldn't help but feel that Alisa had slowed down his research progress. However, someone like Andrew, who was a workaholic, probably felt lonely despite his success. He practically lived at the hospital and was always working. He'd spend hours doing research, and sometimes, when there was no one around to listen to him, he'd come by my ward just to talk.

At this point, after being sick for so long, I had enough knowledge to give him some feedback. But mostly, he treated me like a guinea pig, asking me about every new medication I was trying, wanting to know how it felt. Since all my health indicators were good, I was eager for surgery to finally happen. Andrew had already set everything up, but I couldn't get a wink of sleep the night before the operation.

The door to my ward creaked open quietly, and I thought it was just Anna Buller, the caretaker, coming in. I felt embarrassed and started to sit up.

"Sorry, Anna. Did I wake you?" I started to say. "I didn't mean to—"

Then, I saw who it was. My breath caught in my throat.

It was Jack.

He had lost so much weight since I last saw him three months ago, and his features were sharper now. His eyes had a cold edge to them, though there was something in them I couldn't quite place.

My mind went blank, and for a moment, I couldn't say a word. He stood there in the doorway, opening his mouth as if to speak, but he didn't.

for what felt like forever before

It's been

whatever trance he was in. He nodded at

grip tentative as though he couldn't quite believe

alive?" He was in

"I'm here, in the flesh. Still kicking, not

could say another word, he hugged me tightly, holding me like I might disappear. I felt something warm soak into my neck, and my eyes started to well up with tears. "Jack, easy... I'm fragile right now. If you

his shoulder, and he finally loosened his hold

no anger just concern. He didn't ask questions about why I hadn't

start to flow freely. All I

few months. He found out I'd been giving money to Crystal,

crying sorrowfully, but Crystal was in a mix of

emotionally stable friends, but her acting skills were still

Julian... He's

"Julian? No way."

could understand why Crystal's acting wasn't great. But with Julian and his

himself. Could