The Runaway Groom

Chapter 114

The doctor did not answer immediately, and instead asked, “Is your family with you?”

Samantha, who had been standing at a corner, promptly replied, “I’m his wife.”

Like any other human being, Samantha yearned dearly for the one thing she lacked. While she was just a mistress, she certainly would never miss a chance to introduce herself as Mrs. Spencer out in the open!

“Is my husband alright, doctor?” she asked then.

“No, there’s no need for worry,” the doctor replied “Anyway, I’ll be writing a receipt for you, Mr. Spencer. There’s another test you should take ”

After writing on a piece of paper and passing it to Lionel Spencer, the doctor said, “You can go now. Your wife can stay.”

Lionel, however, could tell that the doctor was trying to send him out of the room. “Just be honest with me, doctor,” he said. “There’s no need to lude anything from me I’m prepared for the worst.”

The doctor stayed awkwardly silent for a moment, and said, “Very well.

“He read through the reports again, and finally told Lionel, “You have a malignant brain tumor.

Despite having prepared himself mentally, Lionel almost fell off his chair from sheer shock, his knuckles balling into fists on his lap just then.

Samantha naturally lost composure as well, since Lionel was basically her sugar daddy. “It’s just a cough, doctor! How could it be a brain tumor? Could there have been a mistake?”

doctor replied. “The dry cough is a symptom that it’s moved to the throat

a mistake!”

have it in him to flip out just then. “Please,

not hear him. “Let’s go to another hospital. This place is full

enough!” Lionel barked, his ire getting

already in a bad mood, but she just had

Samantha reluctantly turned quiet.

said, “Sorry about

there were other patients whose

asked even as he worked hard to

afraid to die, and few have ever faced death

fearlessness.

further tests,” the doctor replied. “You should get admitted now if

will think about

and handed him his reports. “Of course, you can have further tests at another hospital if

took the folder quietly, got up,

followed him, saying, “We should consult another hospital… They might have

peace and quiet, only for

shut up if you don’t want me to