《Divorcing After a Terminal Cancer Diagnosis》全部章節：第 21 章 - 第 30 章

Ethan ignored Wayne.He did not get angry, either, no matter how ugly Wayne’s words were.He simply looked at Wayne’s mother calmly.“I’ll ask you one more time. Do you agree to have him withdraw from school?”The woman looked at her useless son and frowned.“Wayne, how many times have I told you? Be polite in front of guests.”Then she turned back to Ethan.“My son has plenty of problems, Mr. Chancer. But withdrawing from school is not up for discussion.”Ethan stood.“Goodbye.”“Don’t leave. I’m going to kill you first,” Wayne shouted, still arrogant as ever.Judging from the look of things, even his mother could not control him.Ethan walked out the door.Behind him, Wayne’s voice was still ringing out.“I can call a few guys over and cripple him anytime I want. How dare he come to my house and act tough?”Wayne was arrogant to the point of stupidity.His mother, on the other hand, was deeply calculating.That was Ethan’s conclusion.It was already late.Ethan sea

There were three hospitals on the west side of town: County General Hospital, St. Matthew’s Medical Center, and the Regional Mental Health Institute.The Regional Mental Health Institute was the most famous of the three. Patients from several surrounding counties were sent there, and the place was filled with specialists and recognized authorities in the field.Dr. Leonard Hale was a senior attending psychiatrist at the hospital.He looked at Wayne’s medical file and felt completely speechless.He was the one who had written the last diagnosis stating that Wayne had a mental illness.He had also issued the certificate.Ethan had gone straight to him and said one simple thing.“A mental illness diagnosis with only a description of symptoms, no prescriptions, and no treatment records. If I expose this, whether you go to prison or not, your career is over.”Dr. Hale knew very well that casually issuing a mental illness certificate could bring serious consequences.Mental illness

In the office of Weller Distillery, Walter Paterson had just finished a meeting.It was only June, but he was already laying out the sales strategy for Christmas.Weller Distillery mainly produced sorghum liquor, a strong local spirit that people in the surrounding counties loved to drink. Farmers especially liked it because the flavor was clean and the kick was strong.Many small distilleries produced the same kind of liquor.But Walter had always looked further ahead than the others.Through various means, he slowly swallowed up the other distilleries until Weller Distillery became the largest local producer.Because of that, Walter had become one of the richest men in the area.When he received Holly’s call, he was dazed for a moment.Over the years, he and his wife had worked hard to grow the distillery. Because of that, they had neglected their son’s education.Wayne not only refused to study. His character was terrible too.To give his son a better education, Walter had

Walter had drunk too quickly, and his face was a little red.He decided to use the second method.Money.“Two hundred thousand,” Walter said. “As compensation.”He had raised the number in his mind by ten times.He really could not bring himself to say twenty thousand. He was afraid that if he did, Ethan would walk out immediately and leave him no room to negotiate.“Not enough,” Ethan replied simply.“How much do you want?”“It’s not about the money,” Ethan said. “I mean money alone isn’t enough.”“Ethan, my son is only eighteen. Please show him some mercy.”“I want him to stay in the psychiatric hospital for six months.”After saying that, Ethan pushed open the private room door and left.Walter was both furious and anxious.Originally, he had planned to get Ethan to accept the money, then call the police and have him arrested. Two hundred thousand would be enough to put Ethan away for several years. While Ethan was serving time, Walter would find a way to pile more char

A few days later, Ethan drove his father, Patrick, to his apartment in the city.Megan was home as well.“Dad, have some water,” Megan said warmly.Patrick wasn't used to her friendliness.Two years ago, Megan had been very cold toward him as her father-in-law. Nothing about him ever seemed to please her, and whenever Patrick visited his son's home, he felt even more uncomfortable than he would in a stranger's house.“Dad, have some fruit.”Patrick had just finished his water when Megan peeled an apple, washed some grapes, and brought them over on a fruit platter.Ethan pulled Megan aside and asked quietly, “What are you doing?”“Can’t I be nicer to Dad?” Megan replied.“Do whatever you want.”Ethan didn't say anything else.After all, it wasn't a bad thing for his father to remain unaware that they were divorced.Ethan took Patrick shopping for new clothes, a few pairs of pants, and a new phone.Patrick felt uneasy the entire time.“Buddy, what’s with all this showing of