My Stand-In Groom Is A Secret Tycoon by Lydia Pierce

Audrey froze for a moment, her eyes trembling slightly.

But Miles was already at the edge of breaking down. As soon as he finished speaking, he buried his head in his knees, his thin frame curled in on itself as he cried silently.

A pang of sympathy shot through Audrey's chest. 'So this is the woman I've never met... my mother,' she thought, feeling a bittersweet ache settle deep within her.

Audrey hesitated, then reached out slowly, touching Miles's back gently. "It's okay. It'll be okay," she whispered.

Medicine was so advanced, and there still would be a chance.

But her words only seemed to undo Miles further. Tears streamed down his face, releasing all the helplessness and bitterness he'd been holding back.

On the third floor of the hospital's inpatient wing, Audrey and Miles rushed toward his father, Peter. He was clutching a doctor's hand, begging desperately.

Peter was desperate, clutching the doctor's arm with both hands, his voice breaking. "Doctor, please, you have to do something. My wife... she needs more time. She hasn't even lived to see her kids grow up." "Dad..." Miles' voice cracked as he rushed forward, grabbing Peter's trembling arm.

The doctor, visibly uncomfortable, gently pried Peter's grip loose but couldn't hide the pity in his eyes. "Mr. Harper, I'm really sorry, but there's nothing more we can do here. The best thing you can do is bring her home and let her rest peacefully." When Peter and Miles heard this, their eyes revealed a trace of pain simultaneously.

"There has to be something, please. She's only in

trace of pity, but he held firm. "Mr. Harper, as hard as it is to hear, any surgery at this point would

weight of despair. If Miles hadn't been holding him,

my wife. Why does it have to be so

up, there's another option. You could try St. Johnson Hospital in Riverdale. Dr. Grant,

times higher than ours. And Mr. Fletcher is very well-known;

Hospital?" Peter's eyes lit up with a glimmer of hope. "Can Mr. Fletcher actually

cure, but Dr. Grant is the best oncologist in the country.

transfer her. Right now,"

been prepared, as the hospital

they were discharged, Audrey overheard a conversation between

we're out of money,

Even if I have to sell everything, I'm not giving

to focus on your studies. Once we settle your mom's transfer, you'll go back to class and stay on track." Miles lowered his head, letting a single tear slip onto the polished floor. "I will,"

to find Eliza. Neither Peter