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Chapter 25

Chapter 25

Aveline glanced at Ryan, full of gratitude. Ryan nodded in response and turned to handle the paperwork

for her.

The nurse patiently explained to Aveline, “Miss Blackwood, for the next long period, you’ll be undergoing treatment. Chemotherapy drugs are administered through injections, and each time you need to have a needle inserted into your blood vessels. This puts stress on your veins as they endure the damage from chemotherapy drugs. In severe cases, there can be drug extravasation. Many chemotherapy drugs are corrosive. To prevent these troubles, we recommend that you first get a catheter implanted in your arm.”

“To ensure that the drugs can smoothly enter your veins and reach all the organs in your body, a route is left in advance. Its advantage is that it’s used for a longer time, and during the next chemotherapy session, you won’t have to find veins again, and there won’t be any needle slips. It’s convenient and safe, but the downside is that you shouldn’t lift heavy objects with this arm in the future.”

Aveline agreed with the nurse’s recommendation, and before starting chemotherapy, she underwent a minor surgical procedure to implant an infusion port in her arm.

Her body had developed antibodies to anesthesia, so she rejected the injection of anesthesia. As the knife cut through her fragile flesh, she merely furrowed her brow but made no sound.

The doctor asked, “Very few young ladies are as pain–tolerant as you.”

Aveline helplessly replied, “No one cares about me, so why show my pain to anyone?”

She recalled a year ago when she fell into the water, leading to premature labor. Even with anesthesia, she still felt the surgical knife cutting her abdomen clearly. On that day, she passed out from pain on the operating table and woke up in agony.

Yet, Alexander stayed outside Nora’s delivery room, and no matter how loudly she screamed, she couldn’t catch a glimpse of his face.

Since that moment, she learned to endure pain without making a sound.

On the day after chemotherapy, the various side effects appeared. Ryan handled her discharge procedures.

Aveline had to pause countless times on the short journey from the hospital ward to the underground parking lot. Even a slight movement made her feel dizzy and nauseous. Her body seemed completely drained of energy.

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Ryan sighed and squatted down to lift her up. Aveline’s face changed dramatically, and she panicked, refusing, “Ryan, don’t…”

follow her wishes and spoke with an authoritative tone, “Your current condition is very poor. If you don’t accept my help, considering your life,

irony in this situation. Without that divorce certificate, he was still her legal husband, her only “family” who could come to care for

tell him.”

Alexander found out she had cancer, he’d probably be even happier. She didn’t want him to mock her without any dignity.

back to her apartment and suggested, “Aveline, you must find someone to take care of you. Your current

return from abroad soon, and she’ll come to take

his watch; it was indeed time. He had an important surgery today and left

some instructions.

alone in bed, unable to describe the sensation she was feeling. It was painful, aching everywhere, dizzying, with her

world, but every minute and every second felt like being in hell.

She remembered the time he rushed her to the hospital when

the operating room. She was afraid to the point of tears. He held her hand and

surgery.

Aveline still remembered the expression on his face when he said, “Don’t be afraid, I’m

Alexander took care of her meticulously. But now,

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goodness, to forget his betrayal, and to forget him.

out of bed. She

some white rice, and as she washed the rice, her

part was not the drug saturating her bone marrow but the intense feelings she had for him, like countless knives, slicing and tearing at her, leaving

on the fourth day, she noticed the pain

revealing Ryan, who had been looking after her after

the roasted

his black hair showed some signs of wetting. As he lowered his head to

it snowing?” Aveline asked

night. When you recover in a few days, I’ll show you.”

hurts that much today.” Aveline wrapped herself in thick pajamas

she turned around, she discovered a substantial clump of her

endure the loss of her hair.

her short hair, she had anticipated it, but it was still terrifying to see her hair

and falling out.

of her hair falling out, even with this anticipation. Aveline, a young woman with a beautiful appearance,

she would lose all

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