Chapter 387
\nMy Sweetheart novel Chapter 387<\/p>\n
Bertie was standing by the door and heard what the doctor said. His frowned deeply.<\/p>\n
He ran after the doctor when the doctor left the wardroom, only to see Joseph waiting for the doctor in his office already.<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Joseph, are you sure you want to hide it from Miss Kathy, the fact that her brain tumour is spreading?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou should know that the success rate for the surgery for brain tumour doesn\u2019t even exceed 5%.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bertie froze up listening to their conversation from outside the room. He heard everything clearly and his body started to tremble violently.<\/p>\n
Kathy was\u2026<\/p>\n
He abruptly rushed into the room, the two of them were surprised to see him.<\/p>\n
Bertie grabbed Joseph by the collar furiously, \u201cJoseph, you were lying to her this whole time!\u201d<\/p>\n
Joseph was wearing a heavy expression and there was a glint of anguish in his eyes.<\/p>\n
He just didn\u2019t know how to tell her.<\/p>\n
It was a fact so cruel that even he couldn\u2019t accept it.<\/p>\n
Let alone Kathy.<\/p>\n
She just fulfilled her dream and had just started her postgraduate. He didn\u2019t want the illness to take away everything from her.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat will happen if she doesn\u2019t undergo surgery?\u201d asked Bertie bleakly.<\/p>\n
The doctor shook his head and answered, \u201cBest-case scenario, she\u2019ll have three more years to live.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bertie let go of his hand frustratedly after hearing what the doctor said and punched the wall as hard as he could.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
She laughed bitterly, that was the reason why.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Three years\u2026<\/p>\n
And three years was the best-case scenario.<\/p>\n
Kathy didn\u2019t 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\u2019t seem to cry.<\/p>\n
She covered the blanket over her shoulder as if the sadness would go away being embraced by the blanket like this.<\/p>\n
She only came back to her senses when she heard footsteps coming in from outside.<\/p>\n
It was Bertie.<\/p>\n
He looked at Kathy solemnly.<\/p>\n
He wanted to tell Kathy the truth, but he couldn\u2019t bring himself to do it.<\/p>\n
He finally understood how Joseph felt. Maybe he felt the same, they just didn\u2019t have the heart to tell her the truth.<\/p>\n
\u201cI bought you some porridge.\u201d Bertie inched closer to Kathy.<\/p>\n
He opened the table, and his hands were slightly trembling.<\/p>\n
He was distracted and spilt a bit of the porridge.<\/p>\n
\u201cSorry\u2026\u201d Bertie quickly cleaned up the mess.<\/p>\n
Kathy shook her head plainly, \u201cIt\u2019s okay. You should head back, I\u2019ll be fine by myself.\u201d<\/p>\n
Right now, she didn\u2019t want to be with or talk to anyone.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet me accompany you, I will be sitting on the sofa and will not bother you.\u201d Bertie sat down and never came closer after that.<\/p>\n
Kathy knew how persistent Bertie could be and she probably couldn\u2019t make him leave. She quietly ate the porridge.<\/p>\n
At night, she was reading comics on her phone. It was something brutally hilarious, but her tears started to fall.<\/p>\n
\u201cBertie, I would like to be alone.\u201d Kathy sounded a bit bitter.<\/p>\n
Bertie looked at her and tried to read her expression, he frowned.<\/p>\n
\u201cGo back, please,\u201d Kathy repeated herself.<\/p>\n
Bertie could see the determination in her eyes and hence he didn\u2019t say anything back this time.<\/p>\n
He shouldn\u2019t bother her if she wanted to be alone.<\/p>\n
Bertie closed the door and saw Joseph standing outside the wardroom.<\/p>\n
He was leaning against the wall and there was a lit cigarette between his fingers.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you have another one?\u201d Bertie walked up to him.<\/p>\n
Joseph threw a box of cigarette to him. Both of them who would only ever talk about business started to talk about private matters in the corridor.<\/p>\n
\u201cCan she undergo surgery?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, but the success rate is nearly zero.\u201d Joseph had a heavy expression on her face.<\/p>\n
He was always patient and gentle when talking to Kathy, but for some reason, he felt cranky and grumpy right now.<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t like to hear her saying no to him.<\/p>\n
\u201cFine, what\u2019s your plan then, Mr. Joseph?\u201d said Kathy while looking straight at him.<\/p>\n
\u201cCome here in the night and I\u2019ll give you extra lessons.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kathy stared at him, she didn\u2019t think that Joseph had so much free time on his hands.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry, I\u2019m not that busy recently.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kathy couldn\u2019t believe his words.<\/p>\n
\u201cKathy, you are my student, and you cannot reject my offer.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe extra lesson starts tonight,\u201d said Joseph.<\/p>\n
Kathy felt a bit annoyed, but he was her professor!<\/p>\n
Kathy slammed her books on the table angrily when she got back to her dorm room.<\/p>\n
Zofia was already there and she looked at Kathy worriedly, \u201cWhat happened?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing.\u201d<\/p>\n
She sat down and then said, \u201cWell, Joseph wants to give me extra lessons in the night.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHoho,\u201d Zofia laughed, \u201cNot bad.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t really want to be alone with him.\u201d Kathy was upset about the situation.<\/p>\n
She wanted to just quietly live the remaining of her time.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy? Mr. Joseph is nice to look at, or are you afraid that you cannot control your feelings after being alone with him?\u201d Zofia walked over to Kathy.<\/p>\n
Kathy grabbed her own hair, she knew how much she was still attracted to Joseph.<\/p>\n
The closer she got, the more she sunk.<\/p>\n
And she felt like she wouldn\u2019t be able to control herself now after knowing the truth.<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t have much time left, could she maybe be a little more willful?<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t know if it was okay to do so\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1053","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/1053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}