Just One Heartbeat Away

For 28 years, Linda Winters never lived for herself. Married off to Ethan Winters in an arranged union, she spent two years in a distant marriage. Then a stage four cancer diagnosis gives her six months left. The news changes her. She stops waiting for him to come home. She changes how she dresses. She even stands up to her father when he demands money. At a family dinner, when relatives attack Ethan, she defends him openly—something the old Linda never would have done. Her behavior confuses Ethan, who always assumed she was a spy sent by his stepmother. Later, Ethan's aide reveals Linda has been quietly mistreated by Charlotte's family since the wedding. Ethan starts to see her differently, but Linda is no longer waiting for his attention. She is focused on whatever time she has left.