《Divorcing After a Terminal Cancer Diagnosis》全部章節：第 11 章 - 第 20 章

Ethan smiled.“As long as the person is pretty, that’s enough.”The two of them sat on the sofa and turned on the TV.They watched commercials, the evening news, the weather forecast, a drama series, then international news. They kept watching until late into the night.Megan’s face was streaked with tears.In the end, she still could not hold them back.“Can we not get divorced?” she asked.“It’s time to sleep,” Ethan said.The next morning, Ethan got up, washed up, made breakfast, and waited for Megan to wake up.After they ate, the two of them took the agreement and went to the county clerk’s office.They had been here once three years ago, back when they registered their marriage.There were not many people there for divorce.They handed their ID cards to the clerk. The clerk reviewed the divorce agreement and asked a few simple questions before processing the divorce.After the divorce was finalized, Ethan went straight to the office.As for where Megan went, he did

Once the tightness in his chest passed, Ethan took out the seven or eight bottles of medicine the hospital had prescribed.Following the instructions and dosage, he poured out a few pills from each bottle, tossed them into his mouth, and swallowed them with water.The sugar coating left a faint sweetness on his tongue.“Even taking medicine is sweet,” Ethan murmured. “Just like life. What’s wrapped in sweetness is actually bitterness.”From a programmer, Ethan had fallen into becoming a self-help philosopher, reflecting on the meaning of life.He dug through his paperwork for the deed to the apartment and came across his bank card as well.Megan had always handled their finances, so he rarely even saw it.He slipped the card, his ID, and the deed into a folder, then spent the afternoon meeting with several real estate agents and putting the apartment on the market.Once that was done, he let a stream of agents walk through the place, taking photos, filming virtual tours, and ga

Megan stared at the message and noticed the words “our car.”Ethan had said “our,” not “my.”That meant, in his heart, she was still his wife.The thought made Megan feel both sweet and heartbroken.She raised her hand and slapped herself twice across the face.“Megan Leedon, you’re a terrible person.”Ever since they got married, Ethan had always been the one taking care of her. Even when they argued, he always gave in.If she had cared about him more, if she had made him rest more and smoke less, Ethan would definitely have listened to her.Maybe then, he would not have gotten lung cancer.Megan found a number in her contacts and called it.“Chloe, I remember your grandfather had lung cancer, right? He recovered later, didn’t he?”“He didn’t recover, but it didn’t get worse either. My grandpa still does his dance workouts every day. Oh, right, he lives in Easton Heights. I think that’s the same apartment complex as you.”“No way. I’ll visit him when I have time.”“Sure.

The Sophie in Ethan’s memory wore her hair in braids. Her face had still been a little chubby with baby fat, her cheeks always rosy, and she’d been full of energy and laughter.The Sophie standing in front of him now had messy hair. She wore plain cotton pants, sandals, and a loose blouse that hung off her thin frame.Her face was pale, almost bloodless. Her cheeks had hollowed out. Her eyes were sunken and dull.She looked even more like a walking corpse than Ethan did.Sophie stood at the counter with a kitchen knife, dropping a bundle of wild greens into a wooden basin before chopping them with slow, mechanical motions.There was no life in her at all.She looked almost like a robot.When she heard someone knock on the door, Sophie was terrified.Only after she saw through the crack that it was Ethan did she dare open the door.“Sophie, have some candy. I bought it. It’s really good.”Ethan took out some milk candy.Sophie reacted very slowly. More than ten seconds passed

“I’ll go speak with Wayne’s parents,” Ethan said.Then he took out his phone, carefully photographed the documents, and emailed the photos to himself as a backup.After leaving the principal’s office, Ethan went to a villa less than two hundred yards away from the school.This was Wayne’s home.Houses near the school were not only expensive. They were also hard to buy.Wayne’s father, Walter Paterson, owned a liquor factory in the county. People said his assets were worth over a hundred million, making him one of the wealthiest men in the county.He was also something of a local celebrity.The person who opened the door was a slightly overweight middle-aged woman.Ethan only needed one glance to know she was not the lady of the house.She was probably the Paterson family’s housekeeper.It seemed Walter Paterson was even wealthier than the rumors claimed.“My name is Ethan Chancer. I’m here to speak with Wayne’s parents,” Ethan said politely.The woman went inside and spoke