<h4>Chapter 446: Cancer Confirmed</h4>


    These peaceful and happy days were E’s favorite, though she couldn’t help but wonder... would there be more storms ahead in the future?


    The next morning, apanied by Eric and Lucas, E went to the P Hospital for her ultrasound.


    Lying in the examination room, despite her earlier ims of being calm, E couldn’t stop her heart from racing. Eric sat beside her, holding her hand tightly, as they watched the doctor move the ultrasound device over her belly. The cool gel on her skin heightened her nervousness.


    "Doctor, is... is my baby okay?" E asked cautiously.


    The doctor smiled faintly. "Don’t worry, Mrs. Nelson. So far, everything looks good with your baby. And... it’s twins!"


    What?


    E and Eric’s eyes widened in disbelief as they stared at the doctor.


    "At three months, everything looks fine. When you’re between 22 and 25 weeks, you’ll need toe back for a more detailed color Doppler ultrasound for aprehensive check," the doctor exined with a smile.


    It took E a moment to process the news, her eyes shimmering with tears. "Twins... I can’t believe I’m carrying twins!"


    Eric gripped E’s hand tightly. While he was overjoyed, he couldn’t help feeling a twinge of worry—caring for twins was often more challenging than a single pregnancy.


    "Doctor, are there special precautions we need to take for twins?" Eric asked.


    "Yes, twin pregnancies carry higher risks than singletons, so there are extra things to watch out for. I’ll have someone give you detailed guidelines for maintaining a healthy pregnancy, including care specifically for twins," the doctor assured them.


    E thanked the doctor excitedly. After finishing the ultrasound, Eric helped her out of the room.


    "How did it go?" Lucas, who had been waiting outside, asked anxiously.


    Seeing E’s bright smile and rxed demeanor, he felt a wave of relief. "Everything’s fine?"


    "Everything’s fine, Dad. And... I’m having twins!" E announced happily.


    Lucas was overjoyed. "Twins! That’s wonderful news! Two little ones to keep each otherpany—how perfect!"


    Alwaysposed, Lucas now found himself slightly flustered with excitement. E smiled sweetly as she and Eric waited for the ultrasound report.


    Meanwhile, downstairs in the oncology department...


    Julia sat across from the specialist, her face pale and filled with disbelief. "What... what did you say? I have liver cancer? Late stage?"


    Leah, sitting beside her, stared at the doctor in shock, unable to believe what she was hearing.


    Julia had beenining of persistent abdominal pain for days. When she palpated her abdomen, she noticed a hard lump. The pain became unbearable, so she and Leah hade to the hospital for an examination.


    The doctor had immediately ordered a CT scan and several other tests.


    After a long morning of waiting, they finally received the results. But to hear it waste-stage liver cancer...


    Julia had stopped getting regr checkups four years ago. Back when she was a wealthy socialite, she had yearly screenings, but her health had always been fine, so she stopped bothering.


    And yet, in just four years, she had developed terminal liver cancer.


    Terminal. That meant there was no cure.


    "Doctor, are you sure there isn’t a mistake?" Julia asked cautiously, clinging to a shred of hope.


    The doctor gave her a calm, measured look. He had seen cases like hers countless times. Liver disease often went unnoticed until it was toote, and by the time symptoms appeared, it was already beyond treatment.


    "I’m afraid there’s no mistake," the doctor replied gently. "I’m very sorry."


    Julia’s world spun as she sat there, frozen in disbelief.


    "I’m not mistaken. If you doubt the results, you can visit other hospitals and undergo the same tests," the doctor said regretfully. "Liver disease is hard to detect in its early stages, which is why we always rmend regr annual checkups. Unfortunately, most people don’t take our advice seriously."


    "Then... Doctor, is there any chance of recovery, even at thiste stage?" Leah asked cautiously, holding onto a glimmer of hope.


    Julia was a beloved elder in the family, and Leah couldn’t bear the thought of anything happening to her.


    "At this stage, there’s no surgery or treatment that can reverse it," the doctor replied with sympathy.


    Julia’s eyes were nk as she left the doctor’s office, barely aware of how she made it to the hospital lobby. Leah held onto her, helping her sit down in the hall.


    "Grandma, you’ll be fine. Why don’t you rest here a bit before we go home?" Leah said softly, her eyes reddening as she noticed how unsteady Julia’s steps had be.


    Julia, who always maintained an air of grace and dignity in public, suddenly grabbed Leah’s hand in desperation.


    "Leah, that doctor must be blind! How could I possibly have cancer? It’s impossible! If anyone deserves to be sick, it’s that wretched E!"


    Leah felt a pang of sorrow. The CT scan and other reports left no room for error.


    But seeing her grandmother in such a fragile state, she couldn’t bring herself to shatter her illusions.


    "Yes, yes, Grandma. The doctor must have made a mistake. We’ll go to another hospital for a second opinion," Leah said gently, though her eyes gleamed with unshed tears.


    Julia gasped for air, her voice filled with bitterness. "You’re right. The doctors here are ipetent—crazy, even!"


    "Grandma, please calm down and rest," Leah urged softly.


    "What have I ever done to deserve this? Why would the heavens punish me like this? No, it’s not true—it’s a misdiagnosis! I’ll sue that doctor! No one in our family has ever had cancer. Only that wretched Ava and her descendants should suffer such a fate!"


    Julia’s memory had long begun to fail her. She couldn’t even recall her own role in switching Bobby and her son. She was the mastermind, and Sean had been her aplice.


    "Yes, yes, E, that wretch..." Leah started to respond but froze mid-sentence as a sudden chill ran down her spine.


    Several figures were standing nearby.


    Eric’s eyes were cold and murderous, ring at her as if he wanted to skin her alive.


    E stood beside him, her expression a mix of contempt and mockery. "Who would’ve thought? Even here, I’d run into such vilepany. Cursing others so openly... haven’t you heard the saying that curses often backfire? The poison you wish on others oftenes back to haunt you."


    Julia stared in shock at E, whoseplexion was glowing with health. She had doubted the reports that E was fine, but seeing her here now, Julia realized how na?ve she’d been.


    E wasn’t sick at all—she was thriving.


    "You shut your mouth, you wretched girl! I’m your elder, and you have no right to lecture me!" Julia shrieked.


    Lucas, standing nearby, let out a coldugh. "So this is the refined upbringing of Mrs. Carter? My daughter is simply stating the truth, and yet you continuously curse her?"


    Both Lucas and Eric fixed Julia with icy, disdainful stares. The contempt in their eyes made Julia tremble uncontrobly.