Daniel headed directly to the gynecology department, where Nina Perkins, who had previously consulted with Maisie, had just seen another patient. His unexpected presence took her aback.

"Mr. Quimby," she greeted him.

Daniel nodded and entered her office, closing the door behind him.

Nina handed him Maisie's medical report. He struggled to decipher the medical terms but gleaned some insight from the doctor's expression.

"Is it... quite serious?" he asked.

Nina responded honestly. "Yes. To be precise, it's related to the previous labor induction."

Daniel's face darkened—this was what he had feared.

examined Ms. Maisie's medical records from Cumulus City.

heart ached, and he instinctively

adjusting her glasses. "It's not incurable. But

solemnly. "Right now, I

to alleviate her stomachaches, she can undergo surgery, but there's

warning from the doctor in Cumulus City. Back then, he had envisioned a future

Nina probed. "What's the next step? I

"Go

was taken aback. "Are

want her to be healthy, even if it means we can't have children," he declared.

be her surgeon. She'll stay in the hospital afterward,

standard procedure we provide to single women, so she won't suspect anything." "Thank you," Daniel expressed his gratitude, his eyes filled with concern. He turned to leave and headed to the

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