"Ms. Pierce, due to prolonged participation in drug trials, your condition has progressed to terminal bone cancer," the doctor sighed, his voice full of sympathy. "You have less than a month left."
Margaret Pierce took the diagnosis slip from him, feeling a sharp pang in her chest.
Three years ago, William Bradford had been in a car accident, and all the nerve cells in his legs were destroyed, leaving him paralyzed.
No hospital or expert had any solutions. Only her best friend, Amelia Crawford, had told her that their team was working on a new drug. If it succeeded, it could restore William's legs, but it required someone to test the drug.
For the past few years, she had become the guinea pig, enduring countless failures. The drug's toxins accumulated in her legs, ultimately causing bone cancer.
But at least last week, Amelia had told her that the drug had finally been perfected, and William's legs were healed.
That was why she had just left the research institute today, only to receive the death sentence.
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