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However, the opposite happened.

As soon as I finished selling breakfast that day, I felt sick in my stomach, as if something was churning, and I wanted to vomit but couldn't. I have always been in good health, and I rarely catch a cold or have a fever. Worried that the symptoms might get worse, I took the bus to a nearby hospital clinic for a checkup.

I happened to meet a Chinese medicine doctor. As soon as she felt my pulse, her brows furrowed:

"You have so many problems. Your stomach is almost as bad as that of a man in his forties. You'd better go to the hospital for a check-up. It's not good... maybe it's..."

My heart felt like it was hit hard by a huge rock. Cancer…

If I were still with Ivy Garcia , I would probably be extremely panicked by this result. But now, I have only one way to go. I looked at the few remaining balances and took a car to the hospital that day. The results of the examination showed that it was indeed cancer, but it was discovered relatively early.

I chose conservative treatment and planned to come back to get medicine in two days. However, when I was about to leave, I was stopped:

"Max? Why are you here? Ivy Garcia has been looking for you like crazy lately."