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During my visit to Ashton's house, I already had a feeling Alice had told him everything.

"If you like it there, maybe in the future..." Ashton started, then trailed off, leaving the sentence unf inished.

I smiled, curious. "What about the future?"

His Adam's apple bobbed slightly before he responded, "You could retire there one day."

"Just me?" The words slipped out before I had a chance to stop them.

"I could join you, if you'd like," Ashton said without hesitation.

For a moment, I froze. The idea of the future felt so distant, so uncertain. Growing old together wasn't something I could easily imagine.

"I've found a specialist for Alice. Can you give me her medical records?" I said, steering the conversation in a new direction.

had once told me that Logan took me for granted because I'd come too easily to him. People often undervalue what they don't have to work for-it's human nature. It's like a piece of fruit: if someone gives it to you, you might toss it aside without much thought, but if

tell he was lost in thought. I

the specialist review her records first to assess the surgical risks,"

He paused, as if trying to gather his thoughts. "She

can de

already consulted someone. Alice's surgical risk is extremely high. Her

issues

had only mentioned her blood type; she hadn't said anything

I asked, my voice soft but firm. I needed to know everything

the railing tightly. I

a brainstem glioma," he said

to me, but I knew enough to understand that

at him, struggling to process what he had just

was born with

condition and a brainstem glioma. It was as if her fate had been sealed the moment she entered this

live past 20," Ashton added, his voice

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