Chapter 36

Alice asks Jacqueline about her wedding plans. Instead of answering, Jacqueline informs Alice that she and Phillip will be hosting a charity banquet to eliminate the nasty rumor. She invites Alice to join in and warns her not to donate any of her used clothes. Bill and Hilton meets once again. their meetings are becoming usual. M oving on, Bill comments that meeting in the rain is something only lovers do. Hilton responds by asking him if he thinks their meetings are dates. the reason why he wants to meet there is because he enjoys watching the young soccer players, sharing that he envies their vigor and youthfulness. Bill then remarks that Hilton has become overly dramatic. When the soccer ball nearly hits them, Hilton suddenly coughs up blood, rendering Bill confused and concerned. At the lab, Hilton spills that he was exposed to plutonium while working on a case and is suffering from lung cancer. He doesn��t want to be pitied upon so he kept it a secret and tried to live normall