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"Dr.Lawson,you can't get hurt again.My son's hope rests on you."
My hands couldn't perform surgery,but I had a protégé,highly skilled.
Under my guidance,he'd completed a dozen complex surgeries.
To free patients from depending on me,I formed a medical team specializing in my field.
James invested heavily.
"Claire,focus on teaching and saving lives.I'll handle the rest."
Maybe my patients'suffering resonated with my family.
They used to question my drive to practice medicine.
Now,they supported me fully.
Our team successfully treated several queued patients.
Nathan's condition worsened.He begged us for treatment multiple times.
After we refused,he sued,but against James,he had no chance.
The disease tormented him,leaving him exhausted.
Vanessa,seeing Nathan's bankrupt company and empty pockets,fled overnight.
Desperate,Nathan grabbed her,trying to keep her.
"I spent so much on you,and this is how you repay me?"
Vanessa shoved him."You paid,I provided.It was mutual.Don't talk love to me."
The push sent Nathan's head into a stone.His fragile brain vessels burst,and he fell into a coma,landing in the ICU.
His parents,unable to raise$1,000,came to me begging.
My family threw them out.
Even without Nathan,Vanessa was hunted.
Patients who died because she delayed their surgeries left grieving families who hated her.
One night,a relative,wielding a knife,stabbed her over a hundred times,not for a quick death but to prolong her agony.
"It's all you!Because of you,my loved one's gone!Die!I'll die too,but you'll suffer first!"
Vanessa was saved,barely.
The attacker jumped to his death.
She survived but lived with a colostomy bag,catheter,and feeding tube.
Penniless,she was discharged to a welfare home,where others tormented her,yanking her tubes,leaving her in constant pain.
Nathan's parents,drowning in debt to save him,failed to wake him.
Creditors took them,forcing them to sell organs to cover debts.
My team grew stronger,training exceptional surgeons.
Their efficiency surpassed my own.
Though I can't wield a scalpel,my years of experience guide others to save more lives.
