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All Chapters of The Last Three Months of My Life: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

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Chapter 1

I was Johan Lundberg's secretary.Seven years ago, I'd just started working. One drunken night, we ended up together.Three days later, Johan found me. He wanted me as his secretary—and his woman. Said he'd make it worth my while.I said no.As far as I was concerned, that night never happened. No one else needed to know.Johan listened without a word. Then he nodded, left his business card, and walked away.Not long after, both my parents were diagnosed with cancer.Cancer treatment cost a fortune.Around the same time, each of them wanted to stop treatment so the other could be saved.After days of going back and forth, I pulled out Johan's business card and called him.He named a number I couldn't refuse.I went quiet.Then I said yes.But money can't bargain with death.I hired the best doctors and paid for the best treatments. But I still lost them.My dad died six months after his diagnosis.My mom held on for two more years.On the day of her funeral, Johan clea

Chapter 2

Honestly, I never really cared if I got sick.We're born, then we wait around to die. Dying early just meant leaving this world sooner.Maybe the universe heard me.Because I really got diagnosed.Late-stage cancer.Three months left. Max.Three months.Johan couldn't even finish one project that fast.But that was all I had left.***I walked out of the hospital building with the diagnosis in my hand.Like any other day, I walked at my usual pace. When I passed a trash can, I tossed the report in.The second I stepped outside the gate, my phone rang.Johan.He had a private thing today, the kind where a secretary didn't belong. If he was calling now, there was only one reason.Sure enough, the second I picked up, he proved me right.I went to the club he texted me.The second I opened the door, two women were draped all over Johan, totally into him.I stopped in the doorway, frowning.All I wanted was to turn around and leave.Then Johan noticed me.He shoved them

Chapter 3

But today, I didn't want to.My thin reflection smiled back at me from the glass kitchen door."Mr. Lundberg, what can I do for you?""Yara." His voice was tight with anger. "Get back to work. Now.""I'm a free woman."I laughed. I probably looked happy."Your orders don't mean anything to me anymore."I still had three months to spend however I wanted.Soon enough, another woman would be by his side.I was just a breeze through his life. I stayed awhile, but left no mark.His life would keep blooming.Why would he remember someone like me?***Johan never called again.Then again, someone as proud as him wouldn't worry about an ordinary little flower.But the pain never left.The colorful pills barely helped. They only made the nausea worse until I could barely swallow.After thinking it over, I went back to the hospital.I'd watched my parents reach the end of this disease. I knew what cancer patients went through.So I refused chemo.I only asked for pain meds an

Chapter 4

The butler stared at me."Ms. Yelton, are you really leaving?""Yeah. I'm not coming back."Pain ripped through me, but I smiled anyway, like a flower in full bloom.Even if I was about to wilt, I'd still lived my life with everything I had.The butler stayed quiet.Then a cold, grim voice cut in behind me, sharp as winter air."Are you sure?"I froze.Wasn't he supposed to be at work?I turned around.Johan stood in the doorway, one hand in his pocket, brows pulled tight. His tightly pressed lips said it all.He was pissed.Lily clung to his arm beside him, watching me like I was something new."Yes. I already resigned."I gave him a polite smile. Professional to the end."Mr. Lundberg, thank you for everything. I hope you get the success, happiness, and family you've always wanted."What we had was always simple: money for sex.Without his money, my parents wouldn't have gotten the treatment they needed.So yeah.I meant it. I hoped things worked out for him.His

Chapter 5

The pain kept me up all night.Early the next morning, I rushed back to the hospital and begged the doctor for something stronger.He just looked at me with pity."Ms. Yelton, you really should start chemo. It might buy you more time."More time for what?I shook my head.I had nothing to stay alive for.When my time came, it came.The doctor only sighed and wrote the prescription.I just hadn't realized how weak I'd gotten.Before I even made it out of the hospital, my vision blurred. I tripped over something, and my legs gave out.Someone ran over from a nearby car.Through the ringing in my ears, I heard someone calling my name.Everything blurred.Then someone scooped me up and started running. Cold air hit my face, snapping me back.That's when I saw him."Shawn Spencer?"He was one of Johan's biggest rivals. Every bit his equal.I didn't expect to see him here."You're awake?"Shawn carried me like I weighed nothing.I motioned for him to put me down."It's

Chapter 6

Johan shot me one last dark look, then rushed Lily to the payment desk so she could see the doctor first.I gave a little laugh at myself.Johan.Such a personal way to say his name.After seven years with him, I'd never gotten to call him that.But Lily said it like she'd always had the right.I wondered if seeing me made her uncomfortable.Me? I avoided looking at her whenever I could.Shawn still dragged me to the ER.I couldn't say no, so I showed him the two little bottles of pain meds the doctor gave me.He looked them up online.Then went quiet.After a while, Shawn looked at me with this sadness I didn't get."Ms. Yelton... did you tell him?""No."I shook my head.A light drizzle started falling from the gray sky. I looked up and smiled."And you can't tell him either."I had nothing left to lose.Leaving quietly sounded fine.The sadness in Shawn's eyes got worse.That tiny shine in them was the only bright thing under that ugly sky.I smiled at him.Fo

Chapter 7

Pain kept me awake.The front door clicked open.Someone stepped into the living room, moving quietly, footsteps creeping toward my bedroom.Blackie woke beside me, green eyes glowing in the dark.I took a slow breath and pulled it into my arms.Its warm body pressed against me through my thin pajamas.In the dark, I reached for the lamp on my nightstand.My bedroom door was slightly open.The door swung open, and cold air rushed in.Gritting my teeth, I hurled the lamp.Something flashed in the dark.Blackie screeched and sprang from my arms, back arched.Someone cursed in the doorway.A black blur shot back.I screamed and lunged forward."Blackie!"Light flooded the room.It burned my eyes.I squeezed them shut, then forced them open.Blackie landed by my feet, back arched, glowing eyes locked on the intruder.I stared at Johan, confused.Only when he frowned did I find my voice."What are you doing here?"And how did he still have a spare key?"I came to che

Chapter 8

Maybe my defiant laugh pissed him off.His eyes narrowed. "Don't even think about Shawn. If he touches you, I'll kill him.""There is seriously something wrong with you."I leaned against the headboard, my whole body wrecked, and forced a mocking smile through the pain."You're the one who said you were sick of me. You're also the one who stormed in here in the middle of the night and forced yourself on me. If you can't let me go, just say that. Why bother with the whole devoted-lover act?"Listen to him. Saying he'd kill Shawn for me.Since when did I matter that much?Johan narrowed his eyes. Classic.Then he tossed out a cold reply."I don't like women getting in my business.""What does that have to do with me?" I scoffed, giving him a cold look. "I'm not your woman. Got it?"I was just his secretary. His secret lover.And I'd already quit.His face darkened even more.Good for him.I called Blackie back after Johan chased it out.Blackie hopped into my arms, its sh

Chapter 9

"I fell asleep."It wasn't restful, but sleep itself had become rare.Shawn frowned."The more I think about it, the more you need to be in the hospital."His brows stayed drawn as he urged me to get dressed and wash up."Just think of it as giving yourself a little hope, okay?"I wanted to tell him there was no point.But then I saw the dark circles under his eyes, the worry carved into his exhausted face, and swallowed it.It wasn't often someone cared about me this much.So I gave it a shot.I insisted on bringing Blackie.Holding its tiny, warm body kept me calm enough to get through every exam.But when I went to grab my test results, they were gone.I headed back to the doctor's office and froze.Johan sat across from the doctor, holding my report and asking questions.Seriously?What did it matter if he knew?I didn't need test results to know my body was already falling apart.So when Johan rushed out and confronted me with bloodshot eyes, I still smiled."Mr

Chapter 10

Johan's face darkened further. Without a word, he grabbed my hand and tried to drag me away.Shawn blocked our path."Yara, who are you going with?""You."I tried to pull free of Johan's grip.Shawn and I weren't close, but he was still more trustworthy than Johan right now.Then Johan wrapped me in his arms, picked me up, and ran."You think I'm listening to either of you?""Yara!"Shawn shouted after us and took off after us, but Johan only ran faster.The cold wind made my head ache, so I just closed my eyes.Johan carried me into the car without another word and sped off, leaving Shawn far behind.I stared at the gray sky and sighed."Johan, why are you doing this?"Once it was over, it was over.We hadn't even been in a real relationship. So why was he suddenly all up in my life?As he drove, the corner of his mouth lifted."I feel sorry for you."I actually laughed."I've never seen you as the compassionate type."I held Blackie close, pulling comfort from th

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