Chapter 782

Cecilia Evans froze completely.

Her eyes widened, fixed on Aaron Truman. "What... what did you say?"

Aaron quickly supported her swaying body, his voice trembling. "Cecilia, you're the one with colon cancer... The special medicine from the hospital? Do you have it with you? Quick, let me give it to you!"

He frantically began searching through Cecilia's bag.

Cecilia's mind went blank.

"Impossible..." she muttered to herself. "How could I have colon cancer? I was perfectly fine..."

Before she could finish, the wave of nausea she had been suppressing surged up violently.

She could no longer hold back, bending over as she vomited violently.

Even more terrifying, Aaron's words acted like a key, instantly unlocking the floodgates of pain.

A sharp, cramping pain shot through her lower abdomen, so intense that cold sweat instantly soaked through her clothes.

Colon cancer...

She was the one dying?

Cecilia grabbed Aaron's arm, her nails nearly digging into his flesh. "Aaron, I don't want to die... Save me, you have to save me..."

Aaron had already pulled the medicine bottle from her bag.

"Cecilia, don't be afraid, this is the special medicine." His voice shook, his hands trembling so badly he could barely unscrew the cap. "Even if you ate that thing, as long as you take this medicine, you'll be fine!"

The cap finally came off.

Without a second thought, Cecilia opened her mouth and swallowed the pill.

Fear washed over her like a tidal wave.

She was dying?

She had a terminal illness?

No, impossible...

She couldn't die!

The more she thought this, the more intense the pain in her abdomen became.

She clung to Aaron, her voice strained. "Aaron, it hurts so much... Why does it hurt so much..."

Aaron was stunned.

He looked at the medicine bottle in his hand. "This is the special medicine. The doctor said it has pain-relieving effects... Why isn't it working?"

Cecilia's gaze followed to the bottle.

That was the special medicine.

But at the hospital, she had long ago replaced the special medicine with vitamins!

This medicine was useless!

Panic seized Cecilia, and another wave of violent vomiting hit her.

This time, what she vomited contained traces of dark red blood.

Aaron's face turned deathly pale. "Ambulance! Call an ambulance! Save her, someone save her!"

Natalie Castillo stepped forward quickly, grabbing Cecilia's wrist.

Her brow furrowed deeply.

"How is she?" Aaron asked urgently.

Natalie said gravely, "I have a pill here that can temporarily sustain her life. But—"

She looked at the medicine bottle. "This pill of mine conflicts pharmacologically with the special medicine. She just took the special medicine. In theory, her symptoms should be easing. Why isn't it working?"

Cecilia's eyes darted around.

She didn't dare say.

But if she didn't speak, Natalie wouldn't give her the pill!

Aaron was sweating profusely with anxiety. "If I take her to the hospital now, will it be in time?"

"It's too late." Natalie shook her head. "If even the special medicine can't save her, the hospital won't be able to either. It's really strange. Her constitution shouldn't be like this..."

Cecilia finally couldn't hold back.

"I didn't take the special medicine!" she screamed. "Give me the pill now!"

Natalie was taken aback. "You didn't take it?"

Cecilia nodded desperately.

But Aaron was confused. "Cecilia, you just took it..."

"I can't give it to you." Natalie's tone was serious. "My pill conflicts with the special medicine. If you took the special medicine and then took my pill, you would die on the spot."

Cecilia was utterly panicked.

"I really didn't take it!" she shrieked. "That bottle is filled with vitamins!"

Aaron stared blankly. "What?"

Cecilia pointed at the bottle. "It's all vitamins inside!"

Aaron immediately opened the bottle, poured out the pills, and examined them carefully.

Natalie also took the bottle, looked closely, and nodded. "They are indeed vitamins. You're a strange one. You're this sick, why aren't you taking your medicine? The special medicine Aaron got for you is very hard to obtain. If you had taken it on time, you wouldn't be in this state today."

Aaron looked at Cecilia, bewildered.

Cecilia bit her lip. "I... I just wanted to save money. Aaron, I was doing it for our family. I thought I wasn't sick, so I replaced the medicine with vitamins..."

Aaron's eyes reddened, and he hugged her tightly. "How could you be so foolish! If you're gone, what use is money to me?"

Cecilia burst into loud sobs.

Aaron's eyes also welled up.

But at that moment, Sebastian Truman and Mia Truman exchanged a glance and slowly stood up.

Evelyn Ross also raised an eyebrow.

If she heard correctly...

Sebastian spoke calmly. "But didn't you just say you thought Aaron was the one with colon cancer?"

Cecilia's sobs cut off abruptly.

Aaron froze, looking blankly at Sebastian.

Sebastian's tone remained even. "Just now, she kept saying you had colon cancer. Who was the special medicine prescribed for? Have you forgotten?"

Aaron shuddered.

He slowly turned his head, looking at Cecilia in his arms with disbelief.

Cecilia's face instantly turned as pale as a sheet.