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."

and reset the bone, she'll never be fully healed. At best, she might walk

doctor went on, each word landing like a

cruel clarity—no matter how you cook it, once meat

she tried, this broken body of hers would never

she'd never be able to marry and have children like other women. She might not

much time do I have

but Claire forced herself to

careful management, maybe four

Four or five years?

meant she might not

the weight of

shoulders, every breath a sharp stab of

after her, her own

please don't lose hope. Medicine

help, we'll try somewhere

limped ahead,

then did May remember-Claire couldn't

of tears

come with her for the tests

hall, May pressed a hand to her mouth to stifle a sob, but

avenged the suffering her Miss Claire had

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