Chapter 8

I thought Ryan would ask questions, but he just turned around and poured some warm water for me.

When he handed me the cup of water, he asked in a casual tone, "When are we getting the marriage certificate?"

"Is it that urgent?"

"Yes. You should be aware that internal conflicts are quite intense in families like mine. If I hesitate for even a second, my collateral relatives might get ahead of me."

Ryan spoke as if it were an extremely serious matter.

He sounded like I was in control of his fate.

He had helped me first, so I felt that it would be inappropriate to make further comments. So, I had no choice but to let him pick a date.

…

Ryan still hadn't settled on a date when I received a call from the hospital.

As it turned out, a special medication was recently developed for patients like my brother.

Unfortunately, the company that had developed this medication was a subsidiary of Caleb's company.

Because of the high cost of development, only a very small amount of the medic