Chapter 17. The Truth Behind Despair (1)

POV: LinHyun

[Japan, one and a half years before the pregnancy]

I was feeling nervous, my fingers were sweating, and my breathing was heavy. Doctor Nakamoto looked at me with a strange gaze, perhaps pity, perhaps not, definitely pity.

"But will I live? I'm only twenty-nine..." I looked at the doctor in the eyes, pleading for a positive answer.

"Mr. In, calm down," he adjusted his glasses and looked at me. "You have diastolic heart failure."

"But does that mean I can die?" I stood up and started pacing back and forth. "But I'm young, Dr. Nakamoto... I can't die!"

"Sir, I've already said it, calm down!" he raised his voice, getting my attention. "Please, sit down."

I nodded and sat down. My fingers seemed to have a life of their own, tapping against each other on my legs.

"As I told you, your diagnosis is diastolic heart failure in the left ventricle... The muscles of your heart are stiff, and that prevents it from relaxing and adequatel