My Sweetheart

Bertie was standing by the door and heard what the doctor said. His frowned deeply.

He ran after the doctor when the doctor left the wardroom, only to see Joseph waiting for the doctor in his office already.

“Mr. Joseph, are you sure you want to hide it from Miss Kathy, the fact that her brain tumour is spreading?”

“You should know that the success rate for the surgery for brain tumour doesn’t even exceed 5%.”

Bertie froze up listening to their conversation from outside the room. He heard everything clearly and his body started to tremble violently.

Kathy was…

He abruptly rushed into the room, the two of them were surprised to see him.

Bertie grabbed Joseph by the collar furiously, “Joseph, you were lying to her this whole time!”

Joseph was wearing a heavy expression and there was a glint of anguish in his eyes.

He just didn’t know how to tell her.

It was a fact so cruel that even he couldn’t accept it.

Let alone Kathy.

She just fulfilled her dream and had just started her postgraduate. He didn’t want the illness to take away everything from her.

“What will happen if she doesn’t undergo surgery?” asked Bertie bleakly.

The doctor shook his head and answered, “Best-case scenario, she’ll have three more years to live.”

Bertie let go of his hand frustratedly after hearing what the doctor said and punched the wall as hard as he could.

Kathy was standing outside of the door. She was initially here to get her medical record from the doctor and the news came like a bolt from the blue.

She laughed bitterly, that was the reason why.

No wonder her head would hurt so badly for no reason and her health was steadily deteriorating, and that she would pass out every so often.

Three years…

And three years was the best-case scenario.

Kathy didn’t know how she walked back to the ward. She lied down on the bed and closed her eyes, she felt very sorrowful, but she couldn’t seem to cry.

She covered the blanket over her shoulder as if the sadness would go away being embraced by the blanket like this.

She only came back to her senses when she heard footsteps coming in from outside.

It was Bertie.

at

but he couldn’t bring himself

felt the same, they just didn’t have the heart

you some porridge.” Bertie inched closer

and

spilt a bit

Bertie quickly cleaned

okay. You should head back, I’ll be fine

now, she didn’t want to be with or talk to

accompany you, I will be sitting on the sofa and will not bother

Bertie could be and she probably couldn’t make him

reading comics on her phone. It was something brutally hilarious, but her tears started to

would like to be

looked at her and tried to read

please,” Kathy repeated

eyes and hence he didn’t say anything

shouldn’t bother her if she wanted

saw Joseph standing

and there was a lit cigarette between

one?” Bertie walked

box of cigarette to him. Both of them who would only ever talk about business started to talk about private matters in

“Can she undergo surgery?”

nearly zero.” Joseph had a heavy expression

hide it from

will find out

do?” Bertie looked down, his eyes were filled

how could she accept

that she won’t die,”

discharged from the hospital the next

that the doctor gave her had their labels

were probably medicines

way, he kept reminding her to eat her meals on time, rest well

said yes, but she

usual. It was closing in to the exam period and everyone was

held his classes every Friday. Kathy sat down in the last row and listened intently to

time. She couldn’t catch up and

flipped open the lesson

a pop quiz during the class and a few including Kathy failed the quiz. They were summoned by Joseph to go to his

special case. She was absent for a while and hence Joseph asked her to

me to give you extra lessons?” asked

frowned after looking at Kathy’s results, it was worse

I will study up on my

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