After the Last Tear: Rising from the Ashes of a Broken Marriage novel Chapter 121

Nolan's hand trembled violently, nearly dropping his phone.

He staggered, almost falling, as the assistant's words echoed through his mind like a knife repeatedly plunging into his heart.

"That's impossible! It can't be!"

A metallic taste filled his throat before blood erupted from his mouth, splattering across the window in front of him.

The world began to spin around him before he collapsed heavily to the ground.

When Nolan regained consciousness, he saw nothing but blinding white.The sharp smell of antiseptic filled his nostrils, accompanied by the rhythmic beeping of medical equipment.

His assistant sat beside the bed, red-eyed, clutching a folder tightly. Seeing Nolan awake, he leaned forward, his voice hoarse "Sir, you're finally awake.

Nolan's vision was blurry as he struggled to focus"What... happened to me?"

The assistant lowered his head, his voice catching"You collapsed after coughing up blood. The doctors worked on you for twenty-four hours straight... they issued critical condition notices several times."

Nolan's brow furrowed as fragmented images flashed through his mind—the assistant's voice on the phone, the news of Aurelia's death...

His heart contracted painfully as he asked, his voice weak but urgent "A..Aurelia... she's really dead?"

The assistant's throat bobbed as he nodded "Yes, sir. Miss Thorne... had terminal cancer. And then they took so much blood..She was gone before they even realized what was happening. Her final wish was a sky burial, which is why I requested leave—to take her remains to Tibet. The burial master said she was a pure soul..."

"A pure soul?" Nolan's voice was barely audible as his fingers unconsciously gripped the sheets, knuckles turning white.

Seeing his reaction, the assistant's eyes welled up further. He pulled a document from his pocket and handed it to Nolan with trembling hands "Sir, I... I couldn't live with myself. I investigated what really happened that night. This contains the truth."

Nolan's shaking fingers took the document and opened to the first page. As he read through it, his face grew increasingly pale, shock and anguish threatening to overflow from his eyes.

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