Jesse walked out of the doctor’s office, his steps feeling as if he were walking on cotton. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Melissa standing outside, causing his eyes to widen. Without much thought, he quickly put on a smile and said, “Honey, why are you here? Your test results are normal, you…”

Melissa’s eyes were red, and her voice trembled as she asked the doctor, “How much time do I have left?”

The doctor adjusted his glasses and truthfully replied, “Breast cancer is a complicated condition, and your cancer cells have already spread. You can extend your life by about five years with surgery and subsequent chemotherapy.”

“Five years?” Melissa stood frozen in place.

Concerned that she couldn’t handle it, Jesse hurriedly stepped forward and held her, saying, “Honey, it’s okay… It’s just a small surgery. We can remove the cancer cells from your body, and everything will be okay, right?”

Melissa then asked, “How much will it cost?”

“Why are you asking about this!?” Jesse grew anxious. “No matter how much it costs, we’ll—”

“I asked the doctor, not you!” Melissa yelled.

Jesse was taken aback and immediately fell silent.

The doctor looked at her and said softly, “Mrs. Jenner, you need further examinations before we can provide you with a treatment plan. As for the specific cost, we can only determine that in the treatment plan. But it will indeed be a significant amount. You need to be mentally prepared.”

said, “Doctor, please proceed! Regardless of the

back now.” Melissa, however,

followed behind her in a

been by his side for half of his life seemed to have never been more determined than at

“Honey—”

“I’m not getting treated.”

to the hospital room,

have thought she was throwing

She changed out of the hospital gown,

fluctuations. “The savings, the house, and the shop should be divided, as I mentioned last time. The old house and the supermarket

and looked at the tearful man in front of her with some

crying as if I’m

stopped crying,

her eyes several times, frustrated with his lack of decisiveness, and lightly smacked him a couple of times. “You! When will you ever act like a man!? Jesse Jenner, this family will rely on you from now

with tears flowing again when he heard

he would still treat his wife’s illness even if it meant spending all their fortune. However, he understood

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