Chapter 1Fiance breaks off engagement after wrong cancer test results

My fiancé dumped me after a mix-up with our health check-up results.

We'd gone for a routine comprehensive health check-up before the wedding, and somehow, our phone numbers got swapped.

So, his cancer diagnosis was sent to me,

and my clean bill of health was sent to him.

I hadn't even had a chance to tell him the truth.

When he showed up at my door with his entire family to break off the engagement.

They demanded I return the wedding budget and compensate them for emotional distress.

My usually kind prospective mother-in-law looked at me with utter contempt.

"You jinx! If we hadn't gone for that check-up, our family would have been doomed!"

I returned the wedding budget and all the gifts Liam had given me during our relationship.

Silently, I deleted the cancer diagnosis report from my phone.

I was on the phone with my boyfriend, Liam, discussing our wedding plans.

He sounded a bit hesitant. "Honestly, I don't think we need such an expensive reception. We have a long life ahead, and plenty of other expenses will pop up. This is all for you, you know. Wouldn't it be better to save that money and buy you a designer bag? Don't you agree?"

I felt a pang of annoyance. Ever since we got engaged, Liam had become incredibly stingy, and he always used the excuse that it was "for me," putting me in a position where I felt obligated to agree, as if refusing would make me the villain.

I was about to say something when I suddenly received a text message. I opened it to find a notification from the health center.

【Mr./Ms. Davis, your results from our health center are in. Your examination indicates mid-stage stomach cancer. We recommend you seek further medical review and treatment as soon as possible. We wish you a speedy recovery. For any questions, please call our center.】

How could I have cancer? I was too stunned to speak. Liam called out "Hello?" a few times from the other end of the line. Thinking I was upset, he continued, "Okay, we can go with your plan then, but your parents will have to cover the costs. My mom..."

I cut him off. "Check your messages. I... I just sent you a screenshot."

I hung up abruptly and quickly called my parents to explain what happened. My parents dropped everything and rushed me to the health center to get the official results.

Once there, after a quick check, we realized it was all a huge misunderstanding.

Our phone numbers were just one digit off, and he'd accidentally entered my number during registration. Coupled with a clerical error in the system, the reports had been mixed up.

So, it wasn't me with cancer. It was Liam!

My heart, which had just settled, tightened again.

I reached for my phone to tell Liam, but then I noticed he hadn't replied to the message I sent him earlier.