Eleanor Vance learns her euthanasia request has been approved—just as she discovers her husband Daniel’s secret affair and his diary confessing he married her out of guilt. With fifteen days left to live, she quietly creates a “death countdown,” completes her bucket list, and gathers evidence of their betrayal. But when fate repeatedly forces the three of them together, Daniel’s buried guilt and old tenderness begin to surface. As Eleanor moves closer to the end she chose, the truth she leaves behind may destroy—or save—the man who broke her heart.
Chapter 1
"Ms. Vance, this is the Swiss Assisted Dying Organization. We are calling to confirm: did you personally apply for euthanasia on December 25th?"
Eleanor Vance's eyelashes fluttered, but her voice was calm. "Yes."
"Very well. Your application has been approved. You have half a month to arrange your affairs."
Just as she hung up, the bedroom door was shoved open.
Daniel Carter walked in, bringing a chill with him. The moment he saw her, he smiled and held up a beautifully wrapped gift box. "Eleanor, happy birthday."
Eleanor smiled. "My birthday was yesterday."
Daniel froze for a moment, a flicker of panic and embarrassment crossing his face.
"I'm sorry, work has been so busy lately."
He then knelt, gently placing his hands on her calves and beginning to massage them, smoothly changing the subject. "How are you feeling today? Are your legs bothering you?"
From the force he was using, his slender hands reddened, the veins on the back standing out starkly.
His technique
