Chapter 340 - Three Hundred And Forty-one: End It (1/2)

The third point of view:

”Mom, I'll be taking my leave,” Kimberly announced to her mother solemnly. Though she hated to leave her side, she had a lot of things to take care of. Moreover, it was getting suffocating already, she needed some air to think and breathe.

Angela glanced up at her daughter and smiled wryly, she could see the stress around Kim's eyes, her daughter needed a break; she has been the one taking care of her.

”It's alright, you can leave. I'll be fine,”

”Are you sure?” Kim was hesitant to leave although weary, ”I can call the caretaker to come over if you like?”

”No, don't. I'll rather prefer to be alone than have the woman over,” Angela didn't want the woman to come. She was a chatterbox and loved making sympathetic gestures and words about her condition which greatly irritated her. It was one thing to pity her but rubbing it all over her face was irritating.

”If you say so, then,” Kim nodded, and was about to leave when she turned and went over to wrap her arms around her mother's now frail body.

”Please don't leave me, mom,” She cried on her shoulder, ”At least not now,” Angela was everything she had left now; she would be alone or she died.

The woman had gladly accompanied her to African where Sakuzi banished them to. The thought of it made her angry but then, this was her fault. If she hadn't been stupid, jealous, and bloodthirsty for power, this wouldn't have happened. It pained her the most that her mother was battling this disease all along and she didn't even know - the thought broke her heart.

”Don't worry,” Angela patted her shoulder tenderly, ”I'll live long enough to see Tommy grow up,” she promised through her teeth. Angela could feel it, death was knocking on her door - it would be a huge miracle if she survived this week.

Tommy was Kimberly's kid which she had conceived for a man she had fallen in love with back there. However, it seemed that the bad luck streak was activated the moment Sakuzi chased them off because the man had died in a ghastly motor accident. Having lost her husband, she now had a four-year-old son to raise by herself and Kim didn't think she could take it if her mother died too - everybody was leaving her.

”Of course, you'd love to see Tommy grow into a huge, strong, and good man,” Kim said even though she knew deep down that it was an impossible dream, but she just wanted to assure herself - this was too much to bear.

”Of course,” Angela concurred by nodding her head, ”Now you should leave,” She pulled away, ”Take care of my grandson for me,”

”It's okay mom,” Kimberly hugged her one final time and left.

A sigh escaped Angela's lips the moment Kim went through the door. She closed her eyes, reflecting on her current situation.

She hated being a liability to her kid but what could she do, it was not like the sickness would go away just because she wished so - if only she had seen it on time.

Angela had Pancreatic cancer which is seldom detected at its early stages when it's most curable because it often doesn't display symptoms until after it has spread to other organs. The cancer was incurable since it was found late and has spread to other parts of the body.

Surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, she was undergoing all three cancer treatment options, but then, it was to control cancer not to cure it. Although continuing the operation might do more harm than good but a smaller operation had to be done to relieve her bile duct blockage.

Looking back at her life was quite funny. Angela was a shadow of herself; the smart, brave, beautiful, and strong woman was gone. She scoffed, all her struggles for wealth and power had been for nothing. Not even her money could save her from the hands of death now; everything was vanity upon vanity!

After Valentino had banished Kim from the city, Angela had no choice but to confess the truth to Alfred her husband, and let's just say, his response was not encouraging. It was quite funny, to be honest, if Alfred hadn't gotten in trouble, she wouldn't have gone to Sakuzi in the first place. But then, the man had forgotten all about her sacrifice! In conclusion, she and Alfred separated and the rest was history.