Nina's brows furrowed deeper. Pharaoh's behavior today was just too strange.

She thought back to when she and Nash had planned a trip and wanted to leave Gemma with Pharaoh for a few days, but he had declined, saying he was busy.

At the time, she hadn't thought much of it. After all, grandparents had their own lives. But now, coupled with today's odd call, she couldn't help but worry. Keeping her suspicions to herself, she replied, "Gemma's asleep now, so maybe we'll come by this weekend when Orion's out of school. We can all visit together." "Alright, just come whenever you're free," Pharaoh replied, setting down the phone with a heavy sigh.

Just then, the door to his hospital room opened, and his attending physician walked in. "I'm here to set up your IV. Have you given any more thought to what we discussed?" Pharaoh shook his head.

Logically, he knew he should undergo treatment. Life expectancy for patients with late-stage liver cancer is around six months to a year, but with aggressive treatment, it could be extended.

loss, exhaustion, and an appearance that would reveal his struggle. He

encourage you to consider treatment," the doctor urged. "Even if a cure isn't possible at this stage, you could extend your

for treatment the doctor could understand his hesitation. But money wasn't an issue. There were funds in his account that would cover all his expenses. The doctor could see Pharaoh's will to live, so hewondered why Pharaoh

see me in such a pitiful state," Pharaoh admitted, clearly reluctant to delve further into the subject. "Doctor, I know

time, he could barely manage to care for himself, so he hadn't wanted

sickness, and death were the natural course of life, something no one could escape. Neither power nor wealth could alter

make the most of it. He couldn't be there as the kids grew up,

resolve, the doctor dropped the subject. He

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