When Jessica spoke to the woman, everyone outside glanced at each other in surprise as they wondered just what Jessica was trying to do. Being the wife of the CEO gave her no right to try and stop what the paramedics were doing. Did she want her husband dead?Not being able to control his emotions, one of them called out to her, "Mrs. Jessica, just what exactly do you think you are doing? You can't stop them from doing their job!"Another stuttered in shock, "Don't you want your husband alive? Is that why you are trying to stop them?" Jessica paid no attention whatsoever to them.The woman who was giving Justin CPR tilted her head slightly to look up at Jessica, her hand still on Justin's chest as she gave him compressions. She then averted her attention back to what she was doing."This is not the time to interfere, Mrs. Hemsworth," a tall, well-built man who was assisting the woman giving Justin heart compressions said hastily as he glanced at Jessica.Jessica ignored them and bent

Mr. Hemsworth fixed a disbelieving gaze upon the doctor. The initial shock gradually gave way to a simmering anger. How could this doctor brazenly deceive him? How could he assert that his son, previously robust and only afflicted with a head injury, now had just one month to live?While Mr. Hemsworth grappled with these thoughts, Jessica, her jaw dropping at the doctor's proclamation, expressed her disbelief. "One month to live?" she exclaimed, scanning the room in bewilderment. "I don't understand, doctor. What precisely is wrong with my husband?" she inquired, her words marked by a sense of shock and confusion.The doctor let out a heavy sigh as he observed Jessica before imparting the news, "He has a brain injury, one I'm afraid is incurable," he explained, glancing at both Mr. Hemsworth and Jessica, whose faces now bore expressions of shock. The surprised doctor added, "Actually, the result of the diagnosis shows he has had this brain injury for some time now. I thought you both

Jessica had asked Kelvin to drive her to the house because she had an urgent matter to attend to. On their ride home, Jessica leaned against the window pane as a million thoughts ran through her mind. How had she gotten here? Memories of wonderful times she had shared with Justin flooded her mind, reminding her of just how much she loved him and cared for him.The memories she was reliving somehow unleashed emotions from within her, causing her eyes to shimmer with tears that soon began dripping down her face like pearls falling from a broken jar. How was it that in all those times, she had never observed that there could be something wrong with Justin, something beneath the surface, Jessica questioned herself.Was it really her fault, though? There was really no way for her to know his brain cells were dying unless he told her. If only he had trusted her enough to share, maybe they wouldn't be where they are now. Maybe if also she had been more vulnerable with him, perhaps he would

Nicholas cocked an eyebrow up as he saw who the intruders were; he had probably been expecting to see just one person, but seeing two people shocked him to the bones, although he didn't let it show.What if they had seen him try to bring something out from his pocket? What if they suspected him of having a hand in what happened to Justin? They already were well aware of the back-and-forth issues he has been having with Justin. What if they drew their conclusions from all that had happened in the past? A thousand and one thoughts spiraled through Nicholas' mind, each threatening to consume him.At the entrance to the ICU stood Kelvin and Jessica.Jessica was startled. She didn't expect to see Nicholas in Justin's room.Kelvin was the first among all three of them to break the silence, "Good evening, Mr. Nicholas," he greeted politely. Just then, Jessica asked in a confused tone, "What are you doing here, Nicholas?"Nicholas stared at her, an eyebrow quirked up, "Are you asking what I

Nicholas dipped his trembling hand into his pocket and brought out a white embroidered handkerchief. With it, he wiped off the tiny beads of sweat that had formed on his forehead. He had known Rodriguez ever since he was a little boy.At that time, Rodriguez and Justin were inseparable until their father stopped their association with children from other families. Their father had insisted on having them, especially Justin, homeschooled. He did this because he felt associating with other children would make them while away their time and lose sight of what was in store for them.He had groomed them, especially Justin, to be tough and have good business acumen. Despite that, Justin and Rodriguez never lost their friendship. Before Justin's disappearance three years ago, Nicholas often saw Rodriguez visiting Justin at the company. They were grown-ups now; no one can interfere in their relationship anymore, not even their strict father.Seeing Rodriguez outside the hospital now, Nichol