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conservative treatment, he may only have around two months. There is a surgical option, but it's costly and carries significant risks
knitted her b
ery time she asked, he dismissed it, blaming exhaustion from work and refusing any medic
test results. Never once had she imagi
ttered. She barely remembered the trip home, her fingers
when Vincent flung a stack of papers t
y knew. Maybe this was his way of sparing her, pushing her away so she would
-his so-called cousin-stepped in, her palm rest
ion. "I happened to see you during my prenatal visit. You caught my attention, so I followed you.
vian tried to explain, but Vincent's m
ng way, but Vincent already has enough pressure providing for this household. Adding your situation in
eze around Vivian. So
k. In his mind, she had become a liability,
d to Vincent. "Baby, this isn't the end. Treatment is st
tantly. "Sell the condo?
ppeared without a trace. What replac
tever restraint he had left broke apart. "I'm done pretending, Vivian. Ch
Vivian couldn't brace fo
pped her arm through Vincent's and leaned in
never his cousin. That was just a story we used, so I could stay by his side without ques
ce came out unsteady as her eyes moved from Helen
ed in her grasp as her fi
an odd emptiness
e had introduced Chloe as a cousin who had fallen on hard times and needed a
confined to bed and needed constant care. Believing she was marrying a devoted son, Vivian w
he possessed to help Vincent advance in his career until he
treatments, arranging therapy sessions, and p
pregnancy, Vivian had exhausted every favor she could call in to secure m
ts ugliness. Everything she had believed in
When she looked up again, the sorrow had disappeared. The wa
e papers. Her eyes skimmed over the conten
them, they intended to send her
signed her name. Once the pen left the page, she look
t Chloe off guard for only a second. Th
stead." Chloe's eyes swept over Vivian dismissively. "B
kind girl." Hel
real value. Vincent's future should be shared with someone accomplished, someone respected, someone li
e touched Vi
ntion back to Vincent. "Tomorrow at thr
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