Semua Bab His Ex-wife Returned... Powerful!: Bab 161 - Bab 170

“Rachel.” I crouched in front of her, pulling her head to my lap. “Rachel, baby, please wake up.”Tears blurred my vision as I tapped her cheek lightly. “I know I'm a terrible boyfriend, but please don't punish me this way. Please wake up, baby.”Rick steered on her, before his eyes opened.They were red. Almost the same color as his cheeks, but his face lit at my sight.“Daddy?” He stared in disbelief. “Daddy!” Then my son started to sob. “Daddy, I'm scared. Mummy is not waking up.”“Okay, calm down.” I said, mainly to myself, because with how my body was trembling, I wasn't sure if I could think straight.But that was what I needed at the moment.What Rachel needed from me.As afraid as I was to, I mustered up the courage and felt her pulse.It was still there.Thank God.“Please, stay with me a moment longer.” A drop of tear escaped. Followed by another. And another… until many were pouring out.Still, I managed to stand, then lift her in my arms.“Rick, follow me.” I hurried out

“Stage two?”I felt my cheeks start to heat up.So it wasn't over? I wasn't cancer free?“But… But the doctor said I had stage one. He told me everything'll be alright with a surgery.” So what was this talk on it being stage two?The tear escaped, rolling down my cheeks.Richard stared at it with a sad frown.He scooted closer, wiping the tear with his thumb, then rested my head on his shoulder. “You should let it out.”Somehow, that just made the tears start to pour.“I've been in so much pain these past days,” I was hiccuping in between sobs, “I thought for sure it'll be over after the surgery. I thought for sure I could get back to my normal life.” My fingers curled around the covers. “Why is life doing this to me? Why did it have to take my pain… and double it!”His shoulders were tight, but he kept running soothing fingers through my hair.I didn't realize how much I needed comfort until I was in his arms.At that moment, I didn't remember that this was a man who left me for over

As I explained it all to Rachel, I watched the shock in her eyes.“No.” She said under her breath, placing her hand on her forehead. “No no, Leo. Why?”“Now he's in jail.” I finished. “His first court appearance is in a few days, I think.”Her eyes closed, a loud sigh leaving her lips. “It doesn't make sense, you know? Leo's always been great and all that. I… I don't know how to believe that he'll do something like this.”“Rachel—”“No, you don't understand.” She shook her head. “You don't know him, that's why. He's a really great guy. He-He’s been here for me since I knew about my cancer. It's not in him to be so cruel.” She rubbed her forehead. “There's more to this, I'm sure there is.”A sad frown landed on my face. “This is why I didn't want to tell you. You're already going through enough, I didn't want this to add to it.“Please, you need to not stress yourself.”She bit her lower lip, but nodded. “Okay.”“Rachel, you…” I trailed off when she touched my hand lightly.“Thanks for

One whole week passed, and Richard was so true to his words that it made not forgiving him harder than it probably should.He was surprisingly good at reading my emotions. He knew when I wanted him close by, and was always there during those times.And he knew when I wanted to be alone.There were times where he'd drop my food on the table, and leave. Or when he'd ask Lisa how I was doing all because he knew I didn't want to talk to him.And today… I'd left him with Rick while I left for my appointment with the oncologist.He'd wanted to follow, but I refused. And so here I sat alone in the oncologist office as he discussed the exact type of lung cancer I had, and all the things that'd need to be done.I'd already done my research during the week so I wasn't confused or surprised by any of his words.I nodded when necessat, and asked a few questions.“...which is why we recommend an adjuvant chemotherapy, to reduce the chance of this recurring.”I nodded. “Yes, I understand.”“We wil

Days turned to weeks that turned to months… and finally, I had finished all the chemotherapy sessions.It had been a journey.A really long journey, with moments of tears, times where I felt like I couldn't take it anymore, times where I wanted to give up. Where I wondered how much longer I could keep going, when I desperately wished the pain and exhaustion would simply end.But my friends and family had been there with me all through, fighting this battle alongside. And seeing how determined they were for me… it made giving up hard.“How do you feel, baby?” Richard asked, his voice soft as he trailed his finger across my cheeks softly.Of all the people who'd been with him… he was the one there the most.There wasn't a second I looked around and didn't see him.And he did things that'd melt my heart every time.When I started using the chemo drugs, my hair had begun to fall, so he had helped me cut it all off.It hadn't been an easy decision, and Richard probably knew that because ev