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.

a festering

included this narrative in her paper because of Maeve’s successful surgery.

for guidance on navigating such delicate

paper would become

stemmed from a clear

derided Cherise for her reluctance to perform surgery, and now, she mercilessly

each calculated move, Gwenn systematically dismantled Cherise’s aspirations and

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dreams and undermining

tormented soul. “It’s all

your mother, I would have made the

quivering frame stilled momentarily as she

up at Damien through tear–blurred eyes, she asked,

me, knows the goodness

Damien, her lips trembling in

Damien tenderly brushed her lips with a kiss. “Zachary informed. me that

You tirelessly tended to your mother by day and burned the midnight oil alone, sleeping a mere few hours a night. It took you over a month to

loved ones more time, to vanquish their illness.”

your intervention, this ailment had never

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