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I didn't want to stay in the hospital, but I knew I needed the medication. Julian reluctantly agreed to let me stay for three days to monitor my reactions.

Although he had mentioned the side effects wouldn't be too bad, that might have been true for patients without prior surgeries like mine.

On the second day, the side effects hit hard. I couldn't stop vomiting, even though I had hardly eaten anything. It was just bile, over and over again. "Maybe we should stop the medication for now," Julian suggested, looking concerned as he reviewed my data.

"Your body's too weak to handle this. You barely look human at this point."

I forced a weak smile. "If I wait until I'm healthy enough, I'll probably relapse a third time. I have to push through."

He had warned me earlier that my exposure to radiation could lead to a third recurrence cancer. No matter how awful the treatment was, I had to continue.

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The medication was part of a clinical trial, and side effects were to be expected. But survival was the only thing that mattered. Especially with Leonard in his current state how could I afford to be weak now?

Despite being in the hospital for only three days, issues at work continued to pile up. The overpass project, already full of complications, was delayed further because I wasn't there to oversee it. It seemed like a lot of the design proposals had been delayed as well. When Emma called me, she was furious.

"This is your design, Eva, but Amelia's trying to take over. She doesn't even have the required qualifications for this! It's insane!

"Is she out of her mind? Doesn't she know that making a last-minute replacement like this is a huge taboo?"

Apparently, despite Amelia's time studying abroad, her qualifications weren't recognized domestically. It made me wonder about her true intentions to study abroad. But there was no time to dwell on that. The project was under a tight deadline.

Ignoring the nausea and weakness, I forced myself to return to the office. As soon as I arrived, I found Amelia in the design department in the middle of a heated argument with one of my colleagues, Jean.

"Amelia, you're from the secretarial department What right do you have to manage our work? "Jean's face was flushed with anger. "And you've amended the design! Do you realize that halted the entire project? Are you insane?" Chapter 234 Step Down

Amelia, of course, remained calm and aloof. "I'm aware. But Eva's design had flaws. I couldn't just let it slide."

"Oh really?" I said from the doorway, leaning against the frame. "A design that passed all necessary approvals-yet you, the great returnee from abroad, found the mistakes no one else did?"

She turned to face me, momentarily surprised by my appearance. But soon, a smug smile curled on her lips.

"The review process is often superficial. Someone had to address the finer details.

"Your time off is affecting the company's progress, and you should be held responsible for that."

Before she could answer, her knight in shining armor arrived-Leonard, as predictable as ever. Without even understanding the situation, he stormed over, his face full of anger. "Eva, are you picking on Amy again?"

I didn't have the energy to argue with his stupidity. It was exhausting watching him fall into the same pattern time and time again.

Emma stepped between us, her patience clearly running thin. "Are you blind or just deaf? If you have nothing useful to say, why don't you keep your mouth shut?"

There was a time when she would have been too scared to stand up to him. But now, Leonard's behavior had become so absurd that Emma, like the rest of us, had lost her fear.

I gave Leonard a cold stare. "So, you're fully on board with Amelia taking over my position?"

I knew Leonard wasn't that foolish. He was just confused, not actually insane.Material © of .

For a moment, Leonard hesitated, glancing at Amelia, who put on her best 'innocent victim' face. But then, with a look of righteousness, he declared, "That's right!"

"You took too much sick leave and delayed the company's progress. Amelia is more capable,

and she should take over."

His words left everyone in the room stunned. Only Amelia seemed pleased as she walked over and clung to his arm with a triumphant smile.

"I'm only doing this for the good of the company," she said sweetly. "If you can't handle the role anymore, maybe it's time to step aside, Eva. Let's not make this more difficult than it has to be "