I had no one left.After I was diagnosed with cancer, my relatives stopped visiting, my parents slowly accepted that I might not survive, and the man I had been dating disappeared. Dante was the only person who stayed.He sold what little he had, paid for my treatment, and made me believe that love could survive anything.That belief had carried me through ten years of pain.During treatment, I kept working remotely under Professor Evelyn Shaw. Her closed medical research project accepted only a few doctoral candidates each year. She had asked me more than once to join after my recovery, but I kept refusing because I did not want to leave Dante.Now it was fading inside his own house.That night, Dante stayed in my room. I did not refuse him, though the faint rose perfume on his shirt made me nauseous.The next morning, he kissed my forehead, looking almost relieved.“The two most important women in my life can finally get along,” he said. “Thank you, Aria. I’ll make it up to you.”I s
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