Dark Secrets of the Blind Husband

Chapter 867 Unspoken Guilt

Cherise’s eyes shut tightly, her features etched with pain. “Your sister’s ordeal mirrors my mother’s in many ways. When I operated on her, I took an extra step… and that’s why she

survived.”

“Five years ago, when my mother passed, she urged me not to shoulder blame. She insisted it was her choice.”

“But I couldn’t forgive myself… Because at the time, I entertained the notion of taking that extra step, but… I faltered. I was gripped by fear… Fear that one additional step might jeopardize my mother’s life.”

“But it was that one step… and my mother couldn’t hold on…”

Cherise locked these memories away, never daring to share them with anyone

In the years following, each midnight reverie would stir her from slumber, tears staining her pillow in remembrance of her mother.

Subsequently, Cherise crossed paths with Dr. Keeples, Lermille Hospital’s director.

His sage advice resonated deeply with her: the gravest mistake a doctor could make was to operate on a loved one without absolute conviction.

Such a decision, he cautioned, would yield a lifetime of remorse.

Inspired by his counsel, Cherise made the pivotal choice to join Lermille Hospital’s ranks.

mother’s surgery remained a festering wound, a relentless

her paper because

practitioner, Cherise yearned for guidance on navigating

paper would become Gwenn’s weapon of choice against her.

from

her reluctance to perform surgery, and now, she mercilessly exposed Cherise’s vulnerabilities.

systematically

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her dreams and

her tormented soul. “It’s all in the past,

were your mother, I would have

momentarily

at Damien through tear–blurred eyes, she

knows the goodness

with Damien, her lips trembling in

brushed her lips with a kiss. “Zachary informed.

to your mother by day and burned the midnight oil alone, sleeping a mere few hours a

grant your loved

intervention, this ailment had never been