Leah had never considered revealing her cancer diagnosis to anyone, especially to those close to her.
In this world, she had only a handful of people who genuinely cared about her, and she didn’t want to burden them with the anxiety or worry her illness might cause. It was better to let things progress naturally, taking each additional day as a gift.
During the San Francisco k********g, Orson had cried so hard upon learning she was injured that he could barely breathe, his eyes swollen like those of a distraught frog. If he knew she had cancer, he might cling to her bedside and cry day and night.
Thus, when Frederick asked her about her visit to the hospital, Leah casually responded:
"Yeah, I met up with a friend I knew from my Harvard exchange days. He’s working here now at a
