Chapter 82

Daniel’s POV

The MRI machine hummed loudly, a constant buzzing sound that shook my whole body.

I had been doing tests for weeks.

Doctors kept giving each other worried looks, talking quietly where I couldn’t quite hear them.

It started small: a cough that wouldn’t go away, trouble breathing that I blamed on stress, then a huge tiredness that even lots of sleep couldn’t fix.

I just kept going.

Until I couldn’t.

Maya had said something, her face full of worry, “You’re working too hard, Daniel.”

Of course, I just brushed them all off.

My big company wouldn’t build itself.

The first real scare happened during a meeting with my company’s leaders. My eyes went blurry. The numbers on the screen looked wavy.

A sudden, sharp pain shot through my chest. I grabbed the armrest of my chair, cold sweat breaking out on my skin.

I left the room, saying I had a headache, and went to my own office.

That was the day I