"You can't lie. You stutter when you do. I know that about you. Come on, spill it. What's really going on?" Beah pressed Gigi for the truth, sensing that something serious had happened. Unable to keep it to herself any longer, Gigi confessed, "I overheard a conversation between Doctor Hugo and Pea in his room." Her fingers fidgeted nervously as she spoke. "What did they say?"

"Pea said that she's only with Doctor Hugo because he forced her. It was all to cure your illness..."

Beah's smile disappeared in an instant, replaced by disbelief and sorrow. "Are you saying she was forced into a relationship with Doctor Hugo just to save me?"

She struggled to accept this revelation. To everyone else, they were just a cute couple. Pearl had managed to hide her true feelings so well that even her own mother had been kept in the dark.

Her daughter, whom she hadn't seen for many years, not only lacked a mother's love but had also endured so much for her. Her guilt weighed heavily on her as she realized the extent of her daughter's sacrifices.

"Gigi, do you think I've been too much?" Beah's eyes got teary, her guilt apparent in her voice.

at all.

to give Beah a wake-up call, and her determination intensified. "Thank you, Gigi. I know what I need to do

"What are

take you with me. But you mustn't tell

your treatment now. If you leave Doctor Hugo,

doesn't matter. As long as both of us won't become a burden to Pearl, that's enough." Beah forced a smile through her inner turmoil. "Gigi, I know you're worried about my illness,

might be enduring was too much for Beah

reluctantly respected Beah's decision. She had been treated kindly by Pearl, and it wouldn't be right to cause her

smirked. "Tonight. The sooner,

you want to take another look

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