Mia's treatment was pure agony. She had no appetite at all, so Liam had gone out of his way to take cooking lessons. On sunny days, he'd wheel her outside so she could soak up the warm sunlight. For 7 straight days, Liam had slept right there in the hospital ward. And all that time, Ava hadn't sent him a single message, let alone called. When he went to get water, Liam unlocked his phone and checked his notifications for what had to be the 100th time. Ava had never gone this long without reaching out to him. Even after their biggest fights, she'd always caved and texted him first within 3 days. Liam kept swiping down to refresh their chat, over and over. There wasn't a single new message from her. If he hadn't pinned their chat to the top of his inbox, he would've had to scroll f

