Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 309

Hospital.

Accompanied by May, Claire underwent a battery of tests, head to toe.

She handed the results to the doctor—a grizzled physician with over thirty years of experience, whose face grew more somber and whose brow furrowed deeper with every page he read.

When Claire finally stepped out of the exam room, her eyes were empty, her face drained of life. It was as if someone had simply reached in and stolen her soul, leaving only a hollow shell behind.

The doctor's words still echoed in her ears, every sentence a knife twisting deeper into her heart.

"You're so young-how did your body end up in this condition?"

"You've suffered from chronic malnutrition, severe anemia, and years of old injuries. Your body's been running on empty for a long time."

"And with one kidney missing, your system's even more fragile. The resulting deficiencies have already started wearing down multiple organs."

May's voice trembled as she asked, "Doctor, if we find a matching kidney and she's well cared for, can my Miss Claire recover?"

The doctor shook his head. "This isn't something a transplant and good nutrition can fix. The years of damage have caused irreversible harm to several organs."

"And her hearing... If it were just a ruptured eardrum, we might be able to repair it. But her auditory nerves are damaged-nothing we do will restore her hearing, not even a cochlear implant. Prolonged deafness may also affect her ability to speak."

for her leg, even if we were to break and reset the bone, she'll never be fully healed. At best, she might walk without a limp,

each word landing like a

how you cook it, once meat is done,

matter what treatments she tried, this broken body of hers would never be whole

be able to marry and have children like other women. She might not even

condition... how much time do

heavy, but

management, maybe four

Four or five years?

might not

as if the weight

every breath a sharp

her, her own eyes brimming

Claire, please don't lose hope. Medicine

help, we'll try somewhere

ahead, silent, not

did May remember-Claire couldn't hear

fresh wave of tears spilled down

she hadn't come with her

down the hall, May pressed a hand to her mouth to stifle a

she'd finally avenged the suffering her Miss