Blackmailed For Love

Chapter 35: Honored and Kind

"Hello, Dr Ch'ing."

I said into my phone.

"Hello, Kristian."

Jia Li, the specialist I had contacted after learning about Elsa's mother greeted me on the other end.

"How are you?"

"I am doing alright.

I just wanted to know how things are coming along? Are they still there?"

1 "Oh, yes.

I had some tests run to get to know better about my patient."

I heard some papers shifting and she explained, "Mrs Huxley has passed well into stage II of Breast cancer, but it's not worse.

There are new procedures and treatments we have been working with.

Right now, there is multi-modality treatment consisting of surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and hormonal therapy.

We will diagnose which treatment would suit her the most and it will require time and patience on both our parts.

Sometimes she would have to remain in the facility to keep her under observation."

"How much time will it take?"

I asked.

"At least three months and then it depends on how the patient is reacting to the treatment so it could be six or seven months."

1 She paused and I got the impression that she wanted to say more.

"Is there something you want to tell me, Dr Ch'ing?"

"Actually, it was just that as you've told me that you'd be the benefactor of all the expenses for Mrs Huxley's treatment, so I just wanted to let you know that a lot of this could've not been necessary if she had been taking her medicines and having regular check-ins with her doctor.

The cancer has worsened because most of her medicines aren't effective anymore and from what she told me she hasn't been taking them like she should have."

I remained silent for a while, my fingers curling into fist.

It made me fucking angry to think that Elsa had been neglecting her mother's health, but I knew that she loved her mother so it begged the question what the fuck happened to the money she had gotten.

But I pushed that thought away as I asked another question that was inhabiting my mind since I googled about breast cancer.

1 "Is this hereditary? What is the percentage of her daughter being diagnosed with the same?"

I asked and held my breath, suddenly I felt uneasy to know what she had to say about it.

2 "Breast cancer is one of the inherited cancers, passed through genes, but I don't think Mrs Huxley's daughter would be at risk of the same as she was diagnosed four years back only."

She added, "But I would suggest to have the tests done, to put our minds at ease."

"Hmm…"

I murmured.

"Thankyou for your help and clearing your schedule for me."

not a problem

for my sister I am all too happy that

my head, feeling

my

didn't do anything

relationship with her husband, who being a sadistic bastard deserved worse than the ten years behind

"All the same, I'm very

unlike all the other lawyers that are men, who are supposed to be on my sister's side, never saw her as a victim but an

apologize on

men could be

Honored and kind."

"Give my regards to your

Good day, Dr Ch'ing."

ended the call and admitted to myself that

man like Dr

there

out of the

once,

think about was how to get back at her for the way she had thrown my concern

to see the fear and

at me and all I wanted to do was to grab her hair

thing that had stopped me was the children playing

will

Again.

the restaurant I had given in when I had seen the hunger.for release in the

the dark nights in the forest and in the shed where she had looked at me with those bright blue eyes,

again, I had given

this time I wouldn't fall for her innocent

I would be the one for whom she

other way

and still she

corrupt the innocence she still wears and uses it to bend me

1 "Is this alright?"

nurse asked as she adjusted

her a small smile and nodded

to be okay? I have to

hold lacking her usual strength because

her medicines and introduced her to new drugs and

"I will be fine.

are people here

Don't worry."

stood up and kissed

the facility we were escorted in after our check up with Dr Ch'ing in the main hospital was nothing like

apartment and it had been five hours since I left her, I was now starting to come out at

"Go.

I'll be fine."

My mother insisted.

hearing our exchange said, "You can leave and don't

each of the patients here

and kissed my mother's cheek one more time before

to the apartment my thoughts were haywire, romping around my mind

being the arsehole

my daughter and what Mom told

turned her questioning to my mother who had

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