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She tried to stay awake, shaking her head, but the dizziness only got worse. She stumbled forward.
For a moment, her heart raced wildly. She clutched her chest, struggling to breathe.
When she looked up, the world spun around her.
She felt light as a feather. A leaf fell from a nearby tree. Through blurred vision, she saw a sharp, familiar face.
It felt like she’d seen him before.
She tried to open her eyes wider, but she was too tired. As she closed them, she heard someone call her name. “Mia!”
When Wendy Reed arrived at the hospital after getting the call, Mia was already unconscious.
Her face was as pale as a sheet.
She trembled uncontrollably in her sleep, cold sweat pouring from her forehead. She looked like she was on the verge of death.
Colleagues from the gynecology department gathered around.
The hospital director looked at Mia lying motionless on the bed, filled with a mix of sympathy and anger. “She donated so much blood and pulled an all-nighter for the surgery, but when she got sick, she had to take a taxi alone and collapsed right at the hospital gate! The Hales have gone too far!”
The head nurse was furious, pointing in the direction of Lina’s ward. “How shameless can the Hales be? Treating our director like this-does money make them untouchable?!”
The angry colleagues quickly wheeled Mia into a private room.
Mia’s high fever lasted all night. When she woke up, she was too weak to sit up straight, leaning against the headboard.
Her eyes stared blankly into space, replaying the events of the previous day.
Tears filled her eyes as she remembered. Three years of her youth-gone. The man who’d warmed her countless times in the quiet of night when they were kids had hurt her so deeply as an adult.
Mia pulled her knees to her chest, hugging herself tightly as silent tears fell.
She’d thought that if she gave her true feelings, she’d get true feelings in return.
She’d thought that if she worked hard enough, obeyed well enough, even an iceberg would melt.
A woman’s delusions-they’re deadly.
No wonder everyone called her stupid. Now that she thought about it, even “stupid” was too kind.
When she woke up again, the sky outside was bright.
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She’d called Mia so affectionately before-who knew she’d been planning this all along.
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Pretending to be innocent, letting Mia take care of her like a nanny for three years. Now that her health was almost back to normal, she’d stabbed Mia in the back.
The overwhelming news online confirmed Mia’s suspicions.
“Why bother?” Wendy groaned. “I told you Lina’s no good-she’s got a ton of tricks up her sleeve. Someone as straightforward as you was never going to win against her. You even said she was kind- hearted! Look at what they’re saying about you online-calling you vicious!
“And Ethan’s such an idiot! How can he be a CEO with that brain? It makes the job sound so unimpressive!”
Mia didn’t reply, just stared down at her phone.
The news was everywhere-no mention of Ethan or the Hales. All the blame was directed at her and Mercy Hospital.
For a doctor, reputation was everything.
Mia didn’t care about her own reputation, but she couldn’t let the hospital suffer.
Lina’s move is ruthless-she’s hit where it hurts the most.
But what Lina doesn’t know is that if I could heal her, I could just as easily make her die. Besides, a congenital heart condition doesn’t just disappear because she feels better!
It requires long-term care. Otherwise, why would anyone die from heart disease?
Mia laughed at her own foolish devotion and at Lina’s ignorance.
Wendy, standing beside her, felt a chill run down her spine at that laugh. She stammered, “W-what’s wrong with you?
“Even if you’re upset, it’s okay. We’ll get back at them later. That laugh of yours is scaring me!
“Okay, I’m sorry! I won’t call Ethan a j*rk or Lina a schemer anymore-promise!”
Mia looked up at Wendy’s cautious face. She realized her past defense of Ethan had given Wendy the wrong impression.
Her throat was dry and sore, but she explained slowly, “I think… you’re right.”
With that, she finished the water in her glass and lay back down to rest.
She left Wendy standing there, looking like she’d been struck by lightning.
Mia-
Has she really changed her mind?
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I badmouthed Ethan, and Mia actually agreed with me?!
Wendy quickly peeked out the window.
Hell must have frozen over.
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