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.

surgery remained a festering wound, a relentless source of

this narrative in her paper because of

medical practitioner, Cherise yearned for

her paper would become Gwenn’s weapon

against Cherise stemmed from a clear understanding of

to perform surgery, and now,

systematically dismantled Cherise’s

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shattering her dreams and undermining her

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

your mother, I would have

frame stilled momentarily as

through tear–blurred

she, like me, knows the goodness

with Damien, her lips trembling

informed. me that when you operated on your

by day and burned the midnight oil alone, sleeping a mere few hours a night. It took you over

to grant your loved ones more time, to vanquish their illness.”

this ailment had never been