The Quiet End of Us
Seamus slowly released Henley when he saw that Henley had calmed down, signaling for the other doctors to take Joanna's body away quickly.
He glanced at Henley, now curled up on the floor, with sympathy. "Professor Zeal, I know this is hard, but it was Professor Noe's wish.
"In fact, the day of the accident—that was the day she'd arranged for her euthanasia.
"Pancreatic cancer was too hard to bear. Perhaps leaving sooner is more freeing to her. As her lover, you must understand better than us."
Seamus' words pierced Henley.
As Joanna's husband, he should have known better—yet what had he been doing?