The Wicked Wife 2

Chapter 154: Shocking News

After dinner, Jennie was asked by her mother to follow her upstairs for a talk. She glanced at Lisa, who was left at the dining table, and saw him giving her a weak smile, which was not a reassuring one which he usually did whenever she was worried.

This made Jennie think that she needed to prepare for whatever her mother was going to say tonight. If Lisa thought that it was bad, then it would be bad. He wouldn't give her such a reaction if it was something he could easily resolve on his own. If Lisa couldn't resolve it, then it could be very serious.

Jennie dragged her feet and followed her mother to her study, feeling her heart racing in her chest. Somehow, this kind of feeling reminded her of the time when she received the news of her mother's death in her previous life.

'Why did I even think of that?' She thought as her footsteps resounded in the empty hallway leading to her mother's study.

As Jennie knocked on her mother's door, she heard her soft voice from the inside, allowing her to enter.

"Mama, is there something you need from me?" She asked, once she had taken a seat across from Hye Kyo.

Hye Kyo had a serious expression on her face, but there was also a clear hint of hesitation.

"Jennie, I don't want you to hear this from others, so let me tell you this myself. Please hear me out." Her mother started.

Jennie stiffened in her seat. She really had a bad feeling about this. She watched as Hye Kyo pulled out a folder from the top drawer of her desk.

"Mama, this isn't about Papa, right? He's not trying to demand anything from you again?" She asked her mother.

"No. I made sure to cut off all our communications." Hye Kyo shook her head. If only the problem was that simple, then she wouldn't be this worried. She would be able to resolve it easily without having her daughter worry about her.

She then placed the folder in front of her Jennie, bracing herself to see her daughter's reaction. Hye Kyo didn't want to subject her child to pain or distress, but she also didn't want to lie to her about her condition.

Jennie eyed the folder for a moment, before picking it up, reading its contents. She felt her heart sink as several thoughts crossed her mind at the same time. She knew that the news was bad, but not this bad.

Her medical record was dated a month ago, and Hye Kyo was advised to take necessary treatments to delay the effect of the cancer cells on her aging body. Ovarian cancer. Jennie read.

So if her mother didn't die from that serious car accident in her previous life, Hye Kyo would eventually perish because of cancer. Jennie thought. Then, one way or another, she was fated to lose her mother within a short span of time.

"Mama, you…" She looked at her mother in shock, willing her heart to calm down so that her mother wouldn't worry.

"I cannot say it would be alright, Jennie." Hye Kyo couldn't help but shed tears. "The doctor said that ovarian cancer spreads quickly and can progress from the early stages to advanced stages within a year. The cancer cells can grow out of control quickly and spread in weeks or months, so it's obvious that my time with you is now limited. I'll be lucky if I can celebrate your next birthday."

Jennie wanted to break down in tears at that very moment, but for some reason, her tears were dry. She could only feel her chest tightening upon hearing her mother's words.

One year. How was she supposed to live without her mother after that? Jennie didn't think she would be able to. The one reason she was willing to change and do better in this lifetime was because of her mother. If Hye Kyo died, Jennie wouldn't know how to live on.