Chapter 17

Eva felt her heart leap into her throat as she scrambled to pick up all the papers scattered across the floor. The moment her eyes landed on the cancer diagnosis at the bottom, her expression lit up with glee. So it was true that Tessa did have cancer, just as she'd suspected. The realization made her so thrilled she could've broken into song. She wasn't as stupid as Timothy, who couldn't see the glaring signs right in front of him. From the moment they were at the hospital, she had sensed something was off with Tessa, as there was no way someone could look that worn out unless something serious was wrong. So after they got home, she pulled some strings to look into what exactly Tessa had been doing at the hospital during those days. Then, back at the Hayes residence, she wasted no opportunity to provoke Tessa, just to see if her theory held water. As expected, every time she poked at Tessa, the latter looked worse. Her face turned more and more pale, until finally, she even start