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.
âMr. Joseph, are you sure you want to hide it from Miss Kathy, the fact that her brain tumour is spreading?â
âYou should know that the success rate for the surgery for brain tumour doesnât even exceed 5%.â
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, âJoseph, you were lying to her this whole time!â
Joseph was wearing a heavy expression and there was a glint of anguish in his eyes.
He just didnât know how to tell her.
It was a fact so cruel that even he couldnât accept it.
Let alone Kathy.
She just fulfilled her dream and had just started her postgraduate. He didnât want the illness to take away everything from her.
âWhat will happen if she doesnât undergo surgery?â asked Bertie bleakly.
The doctor shook his head and answered, âBest-case scenario, sheâll have three more years to live.â
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 didnât know how she walked back to the ward. She lied down on the bed and closed her eyes, she felt very sorrowful, but she couldnât 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.
He looked at Kathy solemnly.
He wanted to tell Kathy the truth, but he couldnât bring himself to do it.
He finally understood how Joseph felt. Maybe he felt the same, they just didnât have the heart to tell her the truth.
âI bought you some porridge.â Bertie inched closer to Kathy.
He opened the table, and his hands were slightly trembling.
He was distracted and spilt a bit of the porridge.
âSorry...â Bertie quickly cleaned up the mess.
Kathy shook her head plainly, âItâs okay. You should head back, Iâll be fine by myself.â
Right now, she didnât want to be with or talk to anyone.
âLet me accompany you, I will be sitting on the sofa and will not bother you.â Bertie sat down and never came closer after that.
Kathy knew how persistent Bertie could be and she probably couldnât make him leave. She quietly ate the porridge.
At night, she was reading comics on her phone. It was something brutally hilarious, but her tears started to fall.
âBertie, I would like to be alone.â Kathy sounded a bit bitter.
Bertie looked at her and tried to read her expression, he frowned.
âGo back, please,â Kathy repeated herself.
Bertie could see the determination in her eyes and hence he didnât say anything back this time.
He shouldnât bother her if she wanted to be alone.
Bertie closed the door and saw Joseph standing outside the wardroom.
He was leaning against the wall and there was a lit cigarette between his fingers.
âDo you have another one?â Bertie walked up to him.
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.
âCan she undergo surgery?â
âYes, but the success rate is nearly zero.â Joseph had a heavy expression on her face.
âYou plan to hide it from her forever?â
âShe will find out sooner or later herself.â
âIs there really nothing else we can do?â Bertie looked down, his eyes were filled with anguish and sorrow.
Kathy was still so young, how could she accept a cruel fact like that?
âI will think of something so that she wonât die,â stated Joseph clearly and sonorously.
Kathy was discharged from the hospital the next morning.
Some medicines that the doctor gave her had their labels ripped off.
Kathy knew that these were probably medicines to control her tumour from spreading.
Bertie drove her to the university and on the way, he kept reminding her to eat her meals on time, rest well and to not work too hard.
Kathy said yes, but she looked indifferent.
The days at the university were as usual. It was closing in to the exam period and everyone was preparing for their exams.
Joseph held his classes every Friday. Kathy sat down in the last row and listened intently to his lecture.
She was hospitalized for quite some time. She couldnât catch up and the class was hard to understand.
She flipped open the lesson plan and frowned feeling upset.
There was a pop quiz during the class and a few including Kathy failed the quiz. They were summoned by Joseph to go to his office together.
Kathy was a special case. She was absent for a while and hence Joseph asked her to stay after everyone else left.
âDo you need me to give you extra lessons?â asked Joseph.
He frowned after looking at Kathyâs results, it was worse than what he expected.
âNo need, I will study up on my own.â
âI mentioned before that to pass my class, one had to pay full attention in every class. If you can study it up on your own, then thereâs no need for me to hold lectures.â
It was true that it was going to be hard to self-study for Josephâs class.
Kathy knew that very well, but she didnât want to trouble Joseph.
He had to manage the Josephâs Group and had to deal with a lot of stuff every day.
âI can manage it myself.â Kathy was being stubborn.
âKathy, you canât do it yourself.â Joseph sounded colder than before.
He was always patient and gentle when talking to Kathy, but for some reason, he felt cranky and grumpy right now.
He didnât like to hear her saying no to him.
âFine, whatâs your plan then, Mr. Joseph?â said Kathy while looking straight at him.
âCome here in the night and Iâll give you extra lessons.â
Kathy stared at him, she didnât think that Joseph had so much free time on his hands.
âDonât worry, Iâm not that busy recently.â
Kathy couldnât believe his words.
My Sweetheart ï¤Chapter 386 Lying This Whole Time âKathy, you are my student, and you cannot reject my offer.â
âOkay.â
âThe extra lesson starts tonight,â said Joseph.
Kathy felt a bit annoyed, but he was her professor!
Kathy slammed her books on the table angrily when she got back to her dorm room.
Zofia was already there and she looked at Kathy worriedly, âWhat happened?â
âNothing.â
She sat down and then said, âWell, Joseph wants to give me extra lessons in the night.â
âHoho,â Zofia laughed, âNot bad.â
âI donât really want to be alone with him.â Kathy was upset about the situation.
She wanted to just quietly live the remaining of her time.
âWhy? Mr. Joseph is nice to look at, or are you afraid that you cannot control your feelings after being alone with him?â Zofia walked over to Kathy.
Kathy grabbed her own hair, she knew how much she was still attracted to Joseph.
The closer she got, the more she sunk.
And she felt like she wouldnât be able to control herself now after knowing the truth.
She didnât have much time left, could she maybe be a little more willful?
She didnât know if it was okay to do so...
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