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The next day, Dr. Galvan called me in."Mr. Tuttle, why did you suddenly decline taking the medication? You still need pre-operative treatment for a bone marrow transplant," he asked in utter disbelief."I don't have the money," I replied flatly.At that, the nurses around me threw me doubtful looks.After all, as Joanna's husband, if I wanted the moon, she'd find a way to get it for me.Only I knew that my bank card had been frozen, and finding another suitable donor match was unrealistic.When I left the hospital, Joanna's driver, Donny Peterson, opened the car door for me."Ms. Lockwood says you're to go to the company and apologize right away."When I arrived at the company, the employees behind me were buzzing with gossip."Even someone who used to throw his weight around got put in his place by Marcus, huh?""No wonder Mr. Tuttle suddenly stopped kicking up a fuss. Marcus must have something on him, or Ms. Lockwood finally laid down the law.""Mr. Tuttle used to be a r

My heart dropped."Joanna, you're despicable!" I yelled.Joanna paid me no mind and simply ordered someone to start the live stream.More and more onlookers gathered to watch the spectacle.Billy's parents came charging over and furiously dumped a bucket of red paint all over my head."You scum! You've destroyed Billy's entire future, and now you suddenly want to apologize? What good is that supposed to do?"As she spoke, Billy's mother, Lena Kirk, rushed forward with a bunch of relatives and started tearing at my clothes.What little fabric was left couldn't shield me from the chill that had seeped into my bones.Joanna shoved the camera right into my face."I bet you understand now what those young men felt, don't you?"Not a flicker of pity crossed her eyes as she took in my naked body. Instead, there was only disgust.I bit through the inside of my cheek, yet I couldn't even muster the strength to make a fist.Before long, the live stream chat was flooding with comments

Joanna's mind went completely blank. It took her several tries of refocusing her gaze before she could make out the patient's name—Eric Tuttle."E-Eric has leukemia?"In an instant, she recalled how I had been losing handfuls of hair and the time she vaguely saw me with a nosebleed. But she had assumed it was just because I was stressed."Eric, you silly man! Why didn't you tell me?"Now when she thought about it again, she had frozen my bank card and even humiliated me in front of so many people. Someone who was already suffering as much as I was should surely hate her very much, right?Joanna clenched her fist before she could stop herself and slammed it hard into the wall, instantly splitting her knuckles open. She was shaking all over, her vision going blurry.Looking at the blank phone screen, she felt her heart start to race with panic again. She had no choice but to call a private investigator."Yes, you have to find Eric right away. I can't wait any longer."Just then,

My former boss, Aurora Reid, pulled me out of the river and rushed me straight to the hospital.My lungs were full of water, and on top of that, my condition had worsened after being off my medication. I was barely clinging to life."It's not like I have any chance of making it anyway. Maybe I should just—"Aurora sprinted after the gurney, panting and roaring, "No! The doctor can operate on you right away!"A few hours later, the infection in my lungs gradually subsided, and I managed to open my eyes.To be honest, I never expected that the person I'd think of on the brink of death would turn out to be my boss from years ago."Thank you," I said.Aurora was shaking with panic.The phone on the table was replaying the live stream in which I'd been humiliated.Aurora hesitated, then asked, "How could you not tell me when you were going through something like this? You should never have gone begging to Joanna."Mom had said the same thing while she was alive, but I just wouldn'

Three million dollars suddenly appeared in my bank account. It was from Joanna, but all I gave her back was divorce papers.Joshua came to see me repeatedly, saying Joanna refused to sign.When Aurora found out, she personally took the divorce papers to Joanna's company. However, Joanna still refused to sign, and the two of them tore into each other.The whole thing blew up into a huge scandal.Everyone clicked their tongues and gossiped."And here I thought Joanna was so cool and above it all. Who would have thought she would be the one desperate to win Eric back after everything she did?""Honestly, that's downright shameless. She was the one who humiliated Eric in public, yet she's now clinging to him for dear life and refusing to divorce him. I didn't know she had it in her to be this shameless.""She should just let Eric go already!"Aurora returned with scratches all over her face."Joanna won't sign, so I'll help you take it to court."But after some back and forth, th