Chapter 2026

If he was unlucky, no treatment would be able to stop the spread of the cancer cells, and his death would come quickly. Shawn looked down, staring at the document folder. After a long pause, he slowly opened it, pulling out a thick stack of test results. There were too many words. Lacking the patience to read through it all, Shawn flipped straight to the last page to see the diagnosis. He double-checked it over and over, clinging to a faint glimmer of hope deep inside. However, reality delivered a harsh blow. After staring at the results for a couple of seconds, Shawn suddenly tore the diagnosis sheet. "Mr. Wood..." The doctor watched him. Shawn kept folding and tearing the paper into tiny pieces stoically before throwing them heavily into the trash can. Then he stood up, uttering only two words, "Keep quiet." "To everyone?" "Yes. If this gets out..." Shawn's eyes were filled with menace. He was crucial to the entire Wood Group, and if news of him having lung cancer got out, it