Chapter 266 - Bad News (1)

When all the dishes were finished, and Friedrich paid for their meal, Hannah was very relieved. She couldn't wait to get home and find a rented room so she could move right away. She was sad that the dinner that was supposed to be a nice farewell dinner had to be colored by such incidents.

"Thank you," Friedrich said suddenly as they were in the car on their way home.

Hannah, who had been feeling uneasy about Friedrich's silence, turned to the side and looked at Friedrich in amazement. She pointed to herself.

"Are you talking to me?" Asked the girl.

Friedrich nodded. "Yes. I should have thanked you for helping me earlier. I think you're right. This tingling feeling in my hands is unnatural. It's been too long. I'll follow your advice and see a doctor tomorrow,"

"Oh, thank goodness. Hopefully, you can get a proper diagnosis soon, and tomorrow, the doctor will just say you need to rest." Hannah was relieved to hear that Friedrich wasn't offended by her helping him during dinner earlier.

"I hope so," Friedrich said. He thought it really didn't feel natural for him to experience tingling in his hands for months in his heart. He suspected that this condition was caused by being overworked.

He would follow Hannah's advice and see a doctor. It would be better if he left it to the experts. Inwardly, he hoped the doctor would not tell him to take a long rest because there were so many projects he had to work on.

Atlas X would soon launch a space exploration project initiative. Friedrich played an important role there. They really needed him. Therefore, he should not rest for too long.

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"This is impossible ..." Friedrich said with a tone of despair after hearing the doctor's explanation. He read the medical documents in his hands over and over again. "I'm too young to have this disease."

Doctor Smith took a deep breath. He looked as devastated as Friedrich. He knew who this young man was and deeply regretted his fate of being hit by a malignant disease at a very young age.

"We've done the tests several times, and from the reports we have, the rate of deterioration in your condition is very concerning," said Doctor Smith sympathetically. "There's nothing we can do."

At that instant, Friedrich felt as if his world had just collapsed. He was very young. He just celebrated his 21st birthday. While people his age were new to college and still bothered their parents, he had accomplished so much.

Friedrich always thought he was destined to do big and important things. But apparently .. he was not given a long life to achieve all of his dreams. Even if he was involved in the space exploration initiative ... he would not live long enough to see the fruits of his work.

"I'm going to get a second opinion, a second opinion from other doctors and hospitals," Friedrich said. He didn't want to give up.

"Good luck," said Doctor Smith. His face was filled with grief for the young patient in front of him. In his career as a doctor of more than thirty years, he had never felt this deep sympathy for anyone.

He really hoped that he was wrong, that the sophisticated equipment in his hospital had turned out to be wrong ... That, in fact, Friedrich did not have Lewy Body Dementia.

Friedrich often had headaches, his motoric movements began to have 

problems, and slowly, his mind would be affected along with the pain that would gnaw at him mercilessly.

It was a disease that usually affected older people, but in certain cases, it could affect young people like Friedrich. For a genius who attached great importance to his brain, catching a disease like this was the worst nightmare he never expected to happen to him.

The young man could not accept the fact that his fate was so bad. He hurriedly left the hospital and asked his secretary to make an appointment to see a specialist in another hospital.

"How was your visit to the hospital earlier?" Hannah asked when she met Friedrich at the dinner table. She had found a cheap rented room not far from the Atlas X office, and tonight she was going to tell Friedrich she was moving out soon.

The young man did not answer. It seemed as if he didn't hear Hannah's words, so the girl had to repeat her question. "Uhm ... what did the doctor at the hospital say?"

Friedrich frowned. "What hospital?"

Hannah was very surprised at Friedrich's answer. She knew that the young man went straight to the hospital the next day after their dinner to celebrate Friedrich's birthday at that time.

Doctors apparently needed several tests and consultations before they could make a proper diagnosis. Hannah hoped Friedrich just needed to rest to recover. However, after he saw the doctor for the third time, the girl began to wonder if Friedrich had anything more than just fatigue.

She tried to refrain from asking questions and urged Friedrich to share his condition. Hannah hoped Friedrich would tell her everything when he was ready. Slowly a bad feeling started to fill her mind, but Hannah tried to push the thoughts away.

Besides ... she was a nobody to Friedrich. She was only someone he helped and took in his home. She could only wait.

When Hannah had the opportunity to talk to Friedrich today, she finally decided to ask about his visit to the doctor. She did not expect Friedrich to act like that.

Did Friedrich deliberately refuse to discuss his results by pretending to forget that he went to the hospital to see a doctor and have his health checked? Or ... that man really forgot? What happened exactly?

"Uhm ... a few days ago, you complained about your hands tingling and dizziness. The symptoms have been going on for several months. So, I suggest that you go to see a doctor. You need to come to the hospital several times to be examined. Then, the doctor will be able to give you a proper diagnosis. . You told me that much.. ahaha ... Are you pulling my leg now?"

Hannah tried to make a lighthearted comment. If Friedrich did not want to talk about his medical examination results, she would not push him. Hannah would shift the discussion to the rented room she found and that she would soon be moving out of Friedrich's house.

Friedrich frowned in surprise when he heard Hannah's words. He tried to remember something but to no avail, finally, he called his secretary to find out what really happened.

His secretary, Jolene, confirmed that he had indeed come to the hospital several times and the results of the previous examinations made him unsatisfied. So, he asked Jolene to make an appointment at the second hospital.

The man's chest immediately felt tight, as did Hannah, who imagined various bad things. What happened to Friedrich? Was he sick? Why couldn't he remember?

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