Henry paced anxiously outside Sheila's emergency room, looking every bit the little grown-up as he wore a path back and forth.

Meanwhile, Timothy was waiting outside the door of Jessica's emergency room.

Jessica had collapsed from a sudden high fever brought on by stress. It wasn't long before she gradually opened her eyes, still groggy. Her attending physician, noticing she was awake, hurried to her side.

"Ms. Greene, you can't keep neglecting your health like this! Your condition is already serious, and now you've let yourself get soaked and come down with a high fever. You have to be admitted for treatment-no more delays!"

Drifting in and out of consciousness, Jessica remembered fainting in Timothy's

arms.

Did he bring her to the hospital?

If he was just outside, it wouldn't take much for him to find out about her cancer.

If he knew, there was no way he'd let her keep working. She couldn't let that happen.

way to

her phone, and she couldn't answer the doctor's questions aloud.

trembling with weakness, scribbled a message: "Doctor, I'm sorry, but I can't be admitted right now. My husband is outside. If he finds out I have cancer, he won't be able to handle it. Please-I'm begging

only way she could appeal to the doctor's compassion, hoping he might keep her

out eventually, and they'll only worry more if you keep it from them. The outcome won't change by hiding it,

She'd already made plans to go abroad soon, hoping doctors there could give her a better prognosis, maybe even increase her

or Henry to know-she thought they wouldn't care, and she couldn't bear to be hurt by their indifference. But now, she was

anyone else, she didn't want them

friend recommended a specialist overseas. I'm planning to go soon and see if my chances improve. Please, just help me keep this from

secret before,

for some minor complication, made it harder for him to look the other

admitted, to keep her from getting worse. But seeing her so desperate,

closed her eyes, and soon

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