Chapter 1856

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After wiping away her tears, Wendy calmed down and seemed like herself again
Karina thought for a moment before saying gently, “Don’t blame yourself because of them.” “What?” Wendy asked, confused.
“They’re not worth it. What you need to learn first isn’t how to gain their approval-it’s how to accept yourself and love yourself,” Karina said, her words deliberate and firm, her gaze filled with both sympathy and a hint of reminiscence. She was thinking about her own past.
When Karina was living with the Stone family, she was just like Wendy. Karina was ignored and treated poorly too. Back then, she was young and naive, thinking that if she just tried harder, Mr. and Mrs. Stone would one day change their view of her. It wasn’t until she had endured countless setbacks and hardships that she finally understood a crucial truth that not everyone was worth pleasing.
Or rather, the moment someone demanded you to lower yourself to please them, they had already shown they were not worth it.
With a calm expression, Karina said softly, “Sometimes, learning to let go is a good thing.”
The room fell into silence.
After a long pause, Wendy finally looked up and asked, “Did you go through something like this before?”
It wasn’t that she was particularly perceptive but Karina’s emotions were just too obvious.
Karina hesitated, unsure whether to open up. But in the end, she nodded and slowly shared her own story.
Wendy listened intently, her expression serious. When Karina finished, Wendy sat quietly, lost in thought, as if she had come to some realization.
Karina, however, couldn’t stay long. She had other matters to attend to, so she left after giving Wendy a few words of encouragement. “Try not to pay too much attention to those people,” she said gently before leaving.
Back at the hospital, Karina remembered the half-finished paper she had set aside earlier. Resigned, she opened her laptop and worked late into the night to complete it.
By the next morning, her paper was done.
Karina brought it to Wilfred for
review. As he read through it, his et
furrowed brows didn’t relax, making
Karina nervous. “Is it okay?” she asked cautiously.
Wilfred set the paper down and smiled. “It’s well-written. I’d say you’re about ready to graduate from my guidance.”
Karina’s cheeks flushed faintly. “It’s not that good yet.”
But it was clear that Wilfred’s praise made her genuinely happy.
With the paper approved, the next step was to submit it for publication. Karina fully agreed with Wilfred on the importance of sharing research. As doctors, their work was based on real cases, and her paper, focusing on the cell division surgery she had worked on, was sharp and to the point.
She wanted the paper to reach more people, hoping it would raise awareness and remind them not to overlook patients’ suffering for the sake of personal gain.
After all, the pursuit of “immortality” isn’t always a good thing.
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But the paper was rejected.
When Karina received the email, she was shocked. “How could it be rejected?”
“What was rejected?” Just then, Yvette happened to walk by and overheard her. She casually asked the question.
When Karina didn’t respond, Yvette walked over to take a look.
She immediately noticed the bold word “Rejected” on Karina’s email. Her eyes flicked to the sender’s name.
It was from the Tree of Life Association!
Everyone knew the Tree of Life Association. It carried immense weight in the medical field.
Yvette was so shocked she nearly swallowed her gum. “Your paper got rejected by the Association? That’s unheard of! They almost never reject submissions.”
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