Chapter 3

But Lucy didn't know and didn't care. She threw Sean's suitcase out the door and warned him, "Get out of my sight. Now."

Sean hadn't eaten all day due to his medical tests that morning. Weakness from hunger left him barely able to stand.

Seeing this, Chad grabbed Lucy's hand. "Baby, it hurts so much. Can you take me to see a doctor? It really hurts..."

Lucy glared at Sean one last time. "You'd better be gone before I get back. Otherwise, don't blame me for what happens."

With that, she left supporting Chad, completely ignoring Sean who was still bleeding.

Sean slumped in the corner, gasping for breath.

He had still held out hope for Lucy before, but now he was utterly disappointed.

He thought of how busy and tiring his days had been, always running around for Lucy. But he had been happy then, because he loved her.

Now, he didn't want that anymore. His life was counting down, but he still wanted to cherish the time he had left.

Sean forced himself up and stumbled outside to hail a taxi. He leaned his whole body against the seat, trying to keep his forehead flat to slow the bleeding.

By the time he reached the hospital, Sean was deathly pale. His weakness caused him to stumble and fall several times. Finally, a kind stranger helped him into the emergency room.

Sean lay on the bed, his consciousness fading. But he could still feel the doctors and nurses working frantically to stop the bleeding.

The pain made him forget that Lucy and Chad were there too.

As Lucy passed by the ER, a nurse called out Sean's name. Lucy paused and asked, "Which Sean Quinn?"

Chad pulled her arm. "It's a common name. Isn't your Sean Quinn at home?"

Lucy instinctively looked back, but seeing Chad's jealous expression, she quickly let go of the nurse.

The couple disappeared down the hallway.

Meanwhile, Sean had been moved to intensive care due to excessive blood loss.

Fortunately, the hospital had Sean's emergency contact information. Otherwise, he might have died there without any family present.

Mrs. Lee rushed to the hospital. After hearing the doctor's explanation and plea, she collapsed to the ground.

She couldn't believe that Sean, who had seemed perfectly healthy, now had terminal leukemia. And he only had about a month left.

It was even more painful than when she had learned she was going blind.

Mrs. Lee stood in front of the ICU with tears streaming down her face. The beeping of the machines made her heart clench with worry.

As time ticked by, nurses began filing out of the room. Mrs. Lee hurried to ask about Sean's condition, only to be sternly reprimanded:

"What kind of family are you? You knew the patient couldn't be injured at this stage. How could you be so careless? It's lucky we were able to stop the bleeding in time. If we couldn't control it, it could have been life-threatening!"

Mrs. Lee stood there in shock, not knowing how to respond to the nurse's accusations. But she knew Sean's injury must have something to do with Lucy.

Before Mrs. Lee could say anything, the doctor announced: "The patient is awake. You can go in now!"