All Chapters of When the heart breaks twice: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

ADELINE'S POV It was Blake's voice. "What? What happened?" "The test results are back." My heart started beating fast. "What do they say?" Blake was quiet for a moment. "The cancer has spread to your optic nerves. That's why you're blind." I felt like someone had punched me in the stomach. "Can it be fixed?" "Dr. Chen says there's a treatment. But it requires high doses of chemotherapy. And chemotherapy will..." "Kill the baby," I finished. "Or cause serious birth defects." I started crying. "So I have to choose. My eyesight or Hope." "Not just your eyesight. Your life. The cancer is also spreading to your liver and pancreas. If you don't start treatment immediately, you'll die within a few months." "How many months?" "Dr. Chen estimates three to four

ADELINE'S POV I heard Blake's voice outside the door and my whole body froze. "I know you're in there, Adeline." Sarah squeezed my hand. "Stay quiet," she whispered. "Don't say anything." My heart was beating so fast I thought it might explode. How did Blake find us? We had only been here for a few hours. "Adeline, open the door. We need to talk." "Don't answer him," Sarah whispered. But I knew Blake. He wouldn't just go away. He would break down the door if he had to. "What do we do?" I asked Sarah quietly. "There's a back exit. I can get you out." "But I'm blind. I can't run." "I'll help you." Sarah started pulling me up from the bed. But then I heard something that made me stop. A cough. Not from Blake. From inside me. My throat felt scratchy. Tight.

ADELINE'S POV "You're right," he finally said. "It's a gamble." "I don't want to gamble with Hope's life." "But you're gambling with your life by not taking the treatment." He was right. Either way, I was gambling. "What would you do?" I asked Matthew. "I can't answer that. It's your decision." "But if you were me. What would you do?" Matthew sighed. "I would take the treatment," he said. "Because I would want to be there for my child. I would like to watch her grow up." "Even if it meant risking her life?" "The doctor said the treatment shouldn't affect her. I would trust that." "And Blake? What do you think?" "I think you should take the treatment," Blake said. "I think you deserve a chance to live." Both of them wanted me to take the treatment.

ADELINE'S POV I was lying in a hospital bed, thinking about everything that had happened, when suddenly I felt dizzy. The room started spinning. Even though I couldn't see, I could feel everything moving around me. "Matthew," I said. "Something's wrong." "What is it?" "I feel... I feel..." I couldn't finish the sentence. My head felt like it was filled with cotton. My body felt heavy. Too heavy. "Adeline? Adeline, talk to me!" I tried to answer but my mouth wouldn't work. Everything was going dark. Darker than the blindness. This was different. This was... Nothing. When I woke up, I heard beeping sounds. Lots of beeping. And voices talking fast. "Blood pressure is dropping!" "Get me anoth

ADELINE'S POV I felt him grab me. Trying to hold me down. But I fought back. I hit him. Scratched him. Pushed him. "Security!" Blake yelled. "I need help in here!" But nobody came. Because Blake had taken care of the guards. Now it was just us. Blake and I. Fighting. Just like old times. Except this time, I wasn't scared. This time, I was angry. Blake had drugged me for years. He had stolen my memories. He had tried to kill me. Multiple times. He had tried to kill Hope. And I was done. Done being scared. Done being weak. Done letting Blake control me. I felt around for something to use as a weapon. My hand found something metal.