Take My Breath Away

To convince Blair, the nurse took out her medical examination report, which was different from the one Blair had previously received. "See for yourself. I'm telling the truth. Your disease requires immediate treatment. I came here to ask whether you want us to inform your family about the examination result or if you want to do this all by yourself. To be honest, Mrs. Li and Dr. Li knew that you had cancer from the beginning. They only played along with you, hoping that it would help you accept the truth as you go through this dark phase of your life. Colonel Li is already aware that the three of you were working together to trick him."

Blair was dumbfounded. She just stood there for a moment, staring at the nurse. "Even if I… Even if I do have cancer, why do I have to go to another country for the chemo?" Chemotherapy was available in her country. Blair didn't understand why she had to go abroad for the treatment. She didn't want to leave the country again. She didn't want to go away from Wesley again.

"Your doctor works there. He is the best in the world," the nurse replied softly. She stared sympathetically at Blair, who was on the brink of tears.

"I don't believe this!" Blair blurted out, grabbing the nurse's collar. "This can't be happening. I need to hear the truth from my attending physician." She was desperate.

"All right, okay. I'll go and get her. Wait here," the nurse said, freeing herself from Blair's tight hold. She rushed out of the ward to get the doctor.

A while later, Zaria walked in. She looked at Blair and sighed deeply as she said in a sad tone, "It's true, Blair. But please don't worry too much about it. The cancer is still at an early stage. There is a huge probability that you will be completely cured."

Blair cried, for real this time.

She was dying…

She would be forever separated from Wesley.

In the hallway, Wesley silently listened to her crying. After a minute, he dialed a number and ordered, "Ask Garnet to come to the in-patient department of the military hospital."

When Garnet arrived huffing and puffing, Wesley was sitting in the hallway. He stood up when he saw her approaching and said, "Do me a favor."

"Favor?" Garnet asked, surprised.

Without explaining further, Wesley walked back into the ward. Garnet followed after him and saw that Blair was inside and her face was tear-stained.

Blair looked at Wesley with her reddened eyes and reached out her arms, seeking comfort. But when she saw Garnet behind him, she pulled back her hands and asked, "What's going on?"

"Garnet came to visit you," Wesley replied.

"Why?"

"You have liver cancer and she is here to see you," he stated without any emotion. "I won't be around for the next several months. Garnet is facing some trouble at work. I need to take care of it for her."

Garnet looked at him in surprise. She did have an issue at work, but it was nothing she could not solve herself. 'Did he just say that Blair has liver cancer?' Garnet's eyes went wide with shock. "You have liver cancer?" she asked in a confused tone. "But… You don't look sick."

Fresh tears ran down Blair's face. "It's still in the early stages. There's still a chance that I'll survive." It was supposed to be just a prank to bring her and Wesley together. But now, it had turned true. How ironic!

"Stay here and get better," Wesley said to her. Then he turned towards Garnet. "Let's go. Blair needs rest."

His attitude had taken a sharp turn. He sounded aloof; much colder than ever before. It hurt Blair. He even wrapped one arm around Garnet's shoulder. She couldn't bear to watch.

"Wesley," Blair called.

He turned around. "What?"

"I'm dying!" She exaggerated on purpose to make him feel some pain.

"I know," he replied nonchalantly. He was like a completely different person.

"You're my boyfriend!" she asserted loudly, indicating that as her boyfriend, he shouldn't be holding another woman in his arms.

The doctor's words started ringing in Wesley's head. It made him angry. "Now, we're breaking up!" he declared.

Blair clutched the bed sheets, her heart sinking. "What did you just say?"

"We're breaking up. I only agreed to be your boyfriend to help you get rid of Orion." He sounded so ruthless that even Garnet felt bad for Blair.

"I don't believe you! You said that you wouldn't leave me, no matter what. It's only been a few days. Why are you doing this to me?"

Wesley snorted coldly. "I already told you. I did it only to help you get rid of Orion."

"No, that can't be. You kissed me so many times. And you even asked me to..." Blair blushed, too embarrassed to finish her sentence. Wesley knew all too well what she wanted to say.

Garnet didn't know what she was about to say, but what she said before that hurt her pretty hard. People in the army secretly talked about how Wesley had no human feelings. She finally realized how true that was. He was cruel not only to Blair, but also to her. Despite knowing that she liked him, he had asked her to come to the ward to witness him and Blair showing their affection for each other.

"It's normal for a man to be aroused by a woman," Wesley said.

Blair sobbed, but Garnet didn't buy it. It might be normal for other men, but Wesley was not any normal man. He was a trained soldier. He knew how to resist a woman's temptation.

Blair looked at him tearfully. "Is it because I have cancer?"

"Take it however you want," he said bluntly. 'Is that how she thinks of me? Why doesn't she reflect on her mistakes?'

To help him pull off the performance, Garnet held Wesley's arm. Clearing her throat, she said, "Wesley has been waiting for me. Now that I'm here..."

Blair got her point without her having to finish. She watched the two of them standing together. Dressed in their uniform, they looked like a couple in matching clothes.

That day, when they had saved her from those kidnappers, they had worked together as a perfect team. Back then, Blair had realized what kind of woman deserved Wesley—a strong-willed and capable heroine, like Garnet.

When Garnet had first walked into the ward, Blair had wanted to thank her for saving her life. But the cold situation deprived her of that chance.

Blair fumed at the pair. She grabbed a pillow and tossed it at Wesley. "You are such a cruel man! Get out of my face! I don't want to see you anymore!" Her relationship with him had lasted only a few days.

She was being dumped and also had to digest the fact that she had cancer. Blair felt her world collapsing.

Wesley and Garnet made their way towards the door. Blair added in a cold tone, "If you break up with me, I'll go to the army base and let everyone know how you toyed with me!"

"Whatever," was all he said.

They left without turning back. Blair wailed, burying her face in the covers.

When they were in the hallway, Garnet let go of Wesley's arm and sighed, "If you really like her, you shouldn't be doing this."