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.

Briony's illness was held at bay for now, but she grew thinner

except a little plain porridge. Even when she forced

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

her fight against the illness, time seeming to slip by even

month had passed. Winter had come to

Briony had lost over twenty pounds. Her already fair skin now looked nearly translucent, the tiny blue veins beneath as clear as if drawn with

all, her

coming, Briony would bundle herself up tightly and put on a little makeup to cover the

puzzled, the adults kept the truth from them. All they knew was

always asked when Mommy could

said those words, Briony felt a lump in her

Nina up and gently distract her with something

Little Nina seemed to

Marie was more mature than his sister maybe because of what he'd gone through when his father was gravely ill. It was as if he'd always

child, always encouraging Briony to take her

behave, to look after his little