Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean) novel Chapter 367

“How much is my mother’s treatment fees going to cost, Doctor Randall?” Olivia bit onto her bottom lip worriedly.

“I can’t give you an exact sum. The surgery and chemotherapy will cost about 600,000, and there will be extra charges for staying in the hospital as well.” The doctor, Alvin Randall, was aware that this was a large amount of money to ask from any regular family. He knew that Olivia’s family might not have enough savings, but there was nothing he could do to help.

“Actually… Olivia, I told you about this in the afternoon. Your mother only has a 5% chance of recovery, so you’ll have to prepare yourself mentally.” Alvin finally gave her this reminder after some hesitation. He was trying to suggest something with his words, but the ultimate choice lay in the hands of the family members—they would have to decide if they wanted to proceed or give up with treatment. In such situations, the patients would often opt for giving up. However, Olivia had requested to hide the truth from her mother as she didn’t want her mother to know about her own illness.

“I know. But I’m not going to give up!” Olivia tightened her jaw. Alvin gave her a faint smile. It was the second time he had reminded her about this matter, but she had given him the same response both times—he liked and respected the young girl for that.

Olivia glanced at her phone after she left the doctor’s office. She heard the woman’s voice on the phone earlier. It was a gentle and warm voice; Olivia recognized it as it sounded like the voice of the woman she had stalked. She felt a sudden ache in her chest then. I wouldn’t want to trouble her if I actually had a choice. I don’t want her to hate me. But Mommy’s sick… and I can’t afford to wait any longer…

…

Cameron couldn’t sleep that entire night. He made calls to both Myra and Tony, but neither of them picked his calls up. He even gave Conan a call and attempted to ask about the Ritz Carlton shares that had been handed to Myra, but Conan was a wise man—he simply refused to answer any of Cameron’s questions. Cameron felt like he was losing his mind as he couldn’t come up with a plan at all.

He even gave that woman a call. He hadn’t contacted the mother-daughter pair ever since they disappeared a year ago, but he found himself feeling worried for them after he saw the video earlier. I can tell that the video was taken a while ago, but she should be careful since she has a kid with her. Sean’s impressive—I can’t believe he managed to find that tape.

Cameron spent the whole night in his study. He checked the photo frame and realized that the photo had disappeared, but he didn’t take too long to figure out who had taken the photo away. Rachel… I don’t know what got into me when I first brought her into the Stark Family all those years ago.

After spending all those years with that woman, I genuinely wanted to hand her a position, but I was worried that she might turn out like Jenny or Rachel. I longed to have a regular life with her, where I’d get to see her delighted expression whenever I gave her a surprise. It’s a shame that God decided to let her find out the truth about me. I’m both surprised yet shocked that she didn’t—as Jenny and Rachel did—try to change her life for the better but instead chose to run away from me. It’s been a year, yet I still don’t know where she is.

Cameron pressed a palm against his forehead as he suddenly thought about Jenny. He had truly fallen for her in the past, but the woman he loved changed as time went on, and their relationship grew stale… He spent the night reminiscing about his past, and he felt like new strands of gray hair had grown out of his scalp by the time dawn arrived.

…

Right then, Myra’s emotions were still all over the place after she saw the video of her mother. She couldn’t stop herself from questioning her father once she heard what he said. “Who are you going to sell the Stark Group to?”

Tony frowned upon hearing Myra’s words, and he reached an arm out to give her a nudge on the shoulder. She bit her lip as she shifted her gaze to him. He felt his heart aching when he saw the hurt and sorrow in her gaze, and he decided to take her phone away from her.

“Are you going to sell the Stark Group?” Tony addressed the man on the phone.

“That’s right.” Cameron narrowed his eyes as he replied in a calm tone.

“Who are you selling it to?” Tony gave Myra a gentle peck on her cheek to get her to calm down.

Cameron tugged his lips into a smirk. “Since the Stark Group has a few joint projects with the Walton Family, I believe there will be a number of companies who wish to take over the business even if the Green Palms Project doesn’t work out. But right now, I’ve decided on selling it to the Bridgers Family. Hmm, I’m not sure if you remember, but you were once matchmade with the Young Lady of the Bridgers Family.”