Timothy had tried every gentle trick in the book to coax Jessica into going to the amusement park with him, but she refused every time.

Sometimes, she even had the nerve to humiliate him outright.

But now, for the sake of some guy named Herbert, she'd run off to the amusement park to find him.

At the time, Timothy was too angry to care whether Jessica was actually sick or just pretending.

It wasn't until Sheila pointed it out that he realized Jessica probably was genuinely

ill.

She must have been in real pain-otherwise, she wouldn't have broken out in a sweat across her forehead.

Plus, she was on her period. She'd been feeling off since last night.

"Timothy?"

Sheila's voice pulled him out of his thoughts.

there was no way he was going to look for Jessica. Period cramps

not a child. If she's uncomfortable, she

"Timothy,

and you don't

gently pushed Sheila back onto the bed. "You just woke up. Stay here and rest-I'll go find

more like it.

so quickly, he'd just tell her that he

jumped into his car, slammed his foot down on the

park more than once but found no sign of Jessica. Frustrated, he returned to his car, pulling out his phone to

as he was about to dial, he caught sight of Herbert helping Jessica out of a coffee shop. Jessica clutched her stomach, her face

surge of anger hit Timothy, quick and

taking you to the hospital," Herbert said, concern etched across

She'd taken plenty of painkillers that

her feel

cancer. Her days were numbered now, and

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