Chapter 164 Even You Want to Lie to Me

Liora's POV Susan grabbed my hand, as if the only words she'd heard were that Dad could be cured. She clung to me as if I were her last thread of hope. "Is it true? Liora, does Jake really have a chance to get better? He doesn't have to rely on machines and can live like a normal person? If the surgery succeeds, will he be able to be discharged? He doesn't need to stay here forever?" Susan was knocked senseless by the good news, forgetting that it came with hidden consequences. I knew that desperation in her eyes too well. The first time I heard it, I'd seen the same look staring back at me from the mirror. To Susan and me, it meant hope. Dad might finally get to live the life he wanted. But in Ethan's eyes, it was probably nothing more than a shackle, something to threaten me with so I wouldn't divorce him. My heart sank. I knew that the moment Ethan brought up Raphael, I'd lost my choice. For Jake's life, I would always yield. So, I could only pretend none of tonight had happ