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Cathy declined . “ Thave a flight this afternoon .”
Werner took Cathy to the airport , his face stern as he lectured her . “ Stop making a public spectacle of yourself . I’ve told you I’m not seeing ether woman Why can’t you just believe me ? ”
Cathy asked , “ Tben tell me , where did the 100 thousand really go ? Who did you give it to ? ”
Werner said , “ I lent it to a friend . You wouldn’t know them anyway . They’ll pay me back soon enough . ”
Cathy pressed , “ How soon is ‘ soon ‘ ? ”
“ I’ll definitely pay it back before New Year , so stop nagging already . My flight’s tomorrow . I’ll be home soon . ”
Cathy eyed him doubtfully . Werner flung the hospital report at her and snapped , “ Open your eyes and take a good look ! I just had my blood tested .
“ If I went after other women now , I’d be a dead man . Stop doubting me already . I don’t want to make a public spectacle of myself while I’m away .
Cathy thought bitterly , ‘ As if I’d want to embarrass myself out of town . I’ve been trying so hard to find irrefutable proof that he’s seeing another woman , but I’ve come up empty – handed .
‘ Could I just be imagining things ? ‘ With these doubts weighing on her , Cathy had no choice but to leave .
With Cathy finally gone , Werner could finally breathe easily and rushed straight back to the hospital to find Liora .
Liora had just undergone chemotherapy and was exceptionally frail . Through the glass door , Werner saw her gaunt , skeletal figure , just skin and bones , and a pang of sorrow twisted in his chest .
Just as he was about to step forward , he spotted Sanford bustling around .
He had no choice but to hide out of sight and wait until Sanford went downstairs to grab some food . Only then did Werner finally slip into Liora’s hospital
room .
Liora froze for a split second at the sight of Werner , her eyes instantly filling with undisguised contempt . She visibly recoiled and spat out , “ What the hell are you doing here ? ”
Werner said , “ Please , don’t get worked up . I just wanted to check on you . I can’t believe your cancer cells have spread so quickly in just a few days . ”
Werner thought , ‘ I left Shaville just the other day , and she could at least get out of bed then . How could she have deteriorated so quickly in just a few days ? ‘ –
Líora coughed weakly , her face sallow with illness . “ Thank you for coming to see me , ” she said , her voice faint . “ But please , just go . If Sanford comes back and finds you here , he’ll get the wrong idea . ”
A bitter pang twisted in Werner’s heart . After all , Liora was the mother of his child , and at that moment she was suffering from advanced – stage cancer . All he could do was sigh , utterly helpless to change anything .
The next instant , he cried before Liora . Liora’s brows knitted tightly in disgust , her voice sharp as she demanded , “ What the hell do you think you’re
doing ? ”
“ I’m so sorry . I owe both you and Sanford an apology . Even though you had Sanford without telling me , I never should have let him believe Yorick was his father . I was too much of a coward .” Werner hung his head in shame .
“ I really don’t know what to do anymore . If he ever finds out a coward like me is his father , I’m certain he wouldn’t accept me . So , let’s just take this secret to our graves . ” Werner gazed at Liora with grief – stricken eyes .
Werner said , “ Liora , this must remain our secret . I know how incredibly cruel this is for you , but given our current circumstances , this truly is the least
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painful outcome . ”
He thought , ‘ At least Sanford won’t fall apart . At least , I won’t lose my current family either .’
Liora’s eyes brimmed with tears as she turned her face away in disgust . She said coldly , “ Don’t come see me again . We never had anything to do with each other in the first place . ” She said nothing more .
Werner stopped crying . Then , he fished something out of his pocket .
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