The Billion-Dollar Secret

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I got up from my seat and rushed out of the restaurant,

y. I tried to prevent myself from crying, but stray tears were al

ad." I shook my hea

waiting for the change. I burst into the hospital, stoppe

e my brother," I rambled as

's room, where my mothe

er told the nurse,

th a confused face. My mother

called, pull

"Why did you tell me he was dead

. I know the news broke your heart, and this

y from my mot

Why would you do such

consider getting married to Jaxon. Your brother will only remain

ound and crying loudly as I kept asking wha

as the only response

now kiss

s crashed with mine in a chaste kiss, and everyone in

ked hand-in-hand with Jaxon as we walke

ere she stood. Her eyes were filled with unshed tears, and the

l of the congratulatory messages were supposed to be given to her, not me. She had finally succeeded in shov

shook her head, sniffling

as we forced ourselves to greet everyo

get along well with his treatment," Jaxon announced in the car on our way to the

spital located?

far. We could always go after

nuinely for the very fir

k me," he responded, wa

and Brian, who were whispering thin

now, is it?" Rose gave me a crooked smile, cocking her

ed," Brian chipped in. "We're both sorry that you had to f

e," I said, walking away and joining Jaxon

man he was talking to before I joined them, p

t the upcoming business owners' event. Will you be there?"

considering going to an event like that aft

I was thinking about from my facial ex

arm slide off my waist, and his

you're going for an ev

ng and show people that we're a happy couple." With that,

him. The one thing I didn't know until I got married to him was that Jaxon was controll

ssistant for the event," he stated one

d, and the event is in a few days. I need to be

er to drive me to hospital, as I had foolishly expected, so I took my p

y symptoms t

u felt nauseous?" he questio

ght," I

he diz

t hit me. I had to hold on to the bathroom'

ted me to pee inside it. It took me only a few minutes to be done with it, and

inutes had passed, and the doctor was sitting at t

s. Pierce. You're ni