Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

After Briony was rushed to the hospital that day, the doctors confirmed her condition had taken a turn for the worse.

A week of desperate treatments followed-a brutal battle that barely snatched her life back from Death's grasp.

But Briony's illness was anything but typical, defying every expert's predictions.

There was a bitter divide among the doctors. Cedric Clarke had brought in a team of oncologists who insisted on chemotherapy. On the other side, Kendal Ellsworth and several other senior physicians trained in holistic medicine argued fiercely against it.

Their disagreements dragged on, neither side willing to back down.

In the end, it was Briony who made the call.

She refused chemo, opting instead for conservative management.

It was her right as a patient, and though the experts disagreed, they ultimately respected her choice.

Briony moved back into that small medical cottage.

Every day, Kendal would visit to perform acupuncture, and the air inside was thick with the scent of herbal remedies. Bowl after bowl of bitter medicine came and

went without pause.

was held at bay for now, but she grew

she forced herself to eat, she'd soon be wracked with nausea, bringing

took its toll-not just in suffering, but in the growing frailty of her body. Eventually, they had no choice but to hook her up to an IV

blurred together in her fight against the illness, time

blink of an eye, a month had passed. Winter

already fair skin now looked nearly translucent, the tiny blue

her children

bundle herself up tightly and

they often looked puzzled, the adults kept the truth from them. All they knew was that Mommy was sick-how sick,

always asked when Mommy could

daughter said those words, Briony felt a lump in

would pick Nina up and gently

visits, Little Nina seemed to sense something

Marie was more mature than his sister maybe because of what he'd gone through when his father

was a thoughtful child, always encouraging Briony to

more. He promised to behave, to look after his