Chapter 1053

So, Jerome was Olivia's older brother? That was quite a shock. Lily and Jerome met five years ago. At the time, Jerome had gone through some kind of life-changing experience and was suffering from multiple diseases, all of which were fatal. Overall, he had been in terrible condition. Back then, Lily passed by while he was begging on the street. To be exact, it wasn't begging. He had just lost his will to live, and he was sitting on the side of the road in a daze when Lily happened to bump into him as she walked past. Lily had never been the type to poke her nose into others' business, but Jerome's diseases piqued her interest. She happened to be researching a certain disease back then, which was the same disease that Jerome was suffering from. She had already made some progress, and she needed a patient to test her drug. However, given the sad state Jerome was in, she didn't want to force him into it. She merely asked, "Do you want to live?" Jerome, who had been completely soulle