Chapter 1

Chapter 1



After college, I left my penniless boyfriend, chasing dreams and dollars with a wealthy heir abroad.

Two years later, I was sent packing back home, only to find my ex had made it big. He went to great lengths to marry me.

Everyone said he was head over heels, ready to let bygones be bygones.

Little did they know that he turned the table on me, changing lovers like shirts in a twisted revenge. He'd confront me, demanding why I wasn't jealous, why I didn't care.

I'd only smile back. "Why should I care when I'm gonna die anyway?"

On our third anniversary, Clyde Patterson set off fireworks by the beach with Kayla Osborne while I curled up on the couch, endlessly dialing his number.

"Sorry, the number you are calling is not available..." The robotic voice echoed again, and I passed out.

When I awoke, I was in a hospital bed, the doctor hesitating before me.

"How long do I have?" I asked calmly.

He gave a bureaucratic sigh. "With surgery now and regular chemotherapy, there's still hope."

I stared blankly at the ceiling, replying, "This is my second relapse."

Pain pierced through me, sweat beading on my forehead.

Crawford, a new drug could inhibit the

could keep up with the medication for six months after the surgery..."

wife, but I

dressed. "Let's schedule the

surgery was a few thousand dollars.

my neck, I felt an

home, I first thanked my

known you had fainted if it wasn't for his barking. Good thing the ambulance came in

my adopted Labrador, was

month after Clyde and I married, he brought another woman home. Their unabashed actions, loud

later justified it. "You

a huge fight, I left home distraught, finding Rocky

in shared despair. Both of us

necklace to save Rocky.

"Brenda, I might need to pitalized for a

to pet

for a while.

after

dog passed last year, I was sure she'd help. Sure enough, she agreed, urging me to

leave, at least I knew Rocky would be

overestimated my resources. The surgery's

was generous with

and jewelry,

closed doors, every dress jewelry for events required his approval. He

home and didn't deserve unrestricted access to its

company gossip chat was abuzz with

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