Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard)

Chapter 515 You're Not Eva

Despite her usual smug attitude, Mackenzie didn't slack off this time. When tasks were assigned for the Gray Realty project, she didn't resist and even took diligent notes.

Securing this project required the entire team's effort. I was glad to see everyone working seriously, even if it meant working overtime.

Though overtime wasn't popular in Erewhon, the promise of a big bonus had everyone pushing through.

As we wrapped up for the day, I suddenly felt a wave of dizziness.

Astrid rushed to steady me. "What's wrong?"

I shook my head, but my vision blurred, and dark spots swam before my eyes. Panic crept in. It had been a long time since I had experienced such severe side effects from chemotherapy. My last chemotherapy session had left me feeling off, but I thought I had recovered. Was something wrong again?

Clutching Astrid's hand, I forced myself to speak, "Take me to the hospital."

Astrid didn't ask questions and quickly helped me into a car. But on the way there, I blacked out completely.

...

When I woke up, Andrew's bearded face loomed over me. His familiar gruff expression was both comforting and exasperating.

was right. You're

surgeries for cancer, and you're still pulling overtime? Trying to meet

weakly. "No thanks. I'd rather meet the Grim Reaper.

to meet, but you're done with overtime. Your body's weak, and you need to take care of yourself. Two days in the hospital for observation. That's the minimum.

project, but Andrew pulled out his trump card. "If you don't

was the weekend, so at least I wouldn't need to take time off work. With my laptop on the bedside table, I could still review design files in

had been adamant about informing Jack, but I managed to talk her out of it. Something major had clearly come up with the project in Manovia. Otherwise, he wouldn't have left so

but insisted on staying by my side. She

and occasionally took me to the hospital garden to enjoy

fainted. I'm not on

out," she said with a grin, fiddling with the buttons. "Electric wheelchairs

sighed, shaking my

...

"Eva? Ms. Green?"

sudden voice made

I saw a vaguely familiar face. I couldn't place her for a moment,

immediately.

Green! I almost didn't believe