Before Millie could frame a response, Leon was upon her, circling her with a predatory gaze.

As Millie readied to speak, he lifted her arm, orchestrating a full pirouette.

“What on earth are you doing?” Dizzy from the rotation, Millie found Leon’s behavior strange.

“spin a bit, clear your thoughts. Drop this idea too; I reiterate, I will not operate on anyone on my rival’s turf.”

Leon strode away, leaving Millie in a simmering fury, her eyes flashing red with frustration.

“You are the coldest soul I’ve encountered! You possess the power to save a life, yet you are selfishly unmoved. Regardless of my pleas or negotiations, you deny aid to others. You’re the vilest individual I’ve come across!”

moved. His piercing gaze landed on her, his eyes brimming with

your moral high ground. Look at the world around you. How many souls perish daily? Should I rescue

with the sensation of being trampled and her

appeared to her as a solid block of iron, impervious to

face, teetering

was in her hands, she’d seize every

roles were reversed and it was my enemy’s relative on that operating table, I, Millie, would unhesitatingly save them, even if we were arch-enemies. It’s

voice, Millie called out to the receding figure, her words intertwined with a thread

but resumed walking,

restaurant, Derek cast an uncertain glance at the untouched chicken leg, explaining his predicament

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