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Xavier was puzzled but located Tatiana’s medical report from that time. “Why are you looking for this? Tatiana is already…” He couldn’t force himself to say the word ‘dead‘
Jasper ignored him, studying the report intently. All the data looked good; she was perfectly healthy. But when his gaze landed on the weight column, his pupils constricted.
“This isn’t Tatiana’s medical report p>
“What p>
“This wasn’t her weight p>
The report listed her weight as 50kg.
But the Tatiana who left the rehabilitation center weighed nowhere near that. She was painfully thin, with almost no flesh on her bones.
Xavier looked at it and subconsciously asked, “How do
you
know? ”
He dodged the question. “Who issued this report p>
If the report was fake, then what Chandler said was very likely true.
“It was my junior. Jasper, what are you suspecting p>
“Get your junior in here p>
Xavier frowned. “Jasper, are you accusing my junior of falsifying the report p>
“Yes. He didn’t bother to hide it.
Xavier found this incredible and denied it outright. “Impossible. He’s always been meticulous in his work. He would never make such a serious error p>
Jasper didn’t argue. He simply dispatched his men to apprehend the doctor who had issued the
report.
The doctor was already consumed with guilt. When Jasper’s men dragged him in, his heart leaped into his throat. He cracked almost immediately, without any real interrogation.
“Yes! I… I made a mistake. I accidentally mixed up the reports. I’m so sorry, I didn’t do it on purpose p>
“Where is the real report p>
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“I’ll… I’ll find it for you right now p>
Xavier was stunned. “Rowan, how could you make a mistake this serious p>
“There were just too many patients that day… the system glitched… when I re–sorted the files, I must have p>
They were all excuses.
There was no “mistake p>
He had only taken the risk and falsified it because he’d been paid enough. He had assumed no one cared about Tatiana, that it would all be swept under the rug. Why was Jasper suddenly digging up the past?
Soon, the real report was produced.
The only way to describe it was devastating.
When Xavier saw it, his blood ran cold, especially when he read the line: Shadow on the lungs. Thᴇ link to the origɪn of this information rᴇsts ɪn.net
He staggered, nearly losing his balance. “How… how could this be p>
He was a doctor. He knew exactly what that result meant.
Jasper’s face darkened as well. He scanned the page, his eyes flying. Every word was a shock.
Severe malnutrition. Lung shadow. Damaged meniscus. Wrist joint injury. Left ear hearing loss…
He couldn’t bring himself to read any
further.
Xavier suddenly lunged forward and grabbed his junior by the collar. “Why did you mix them up! How could you make a mistake on something this important p>
So she wasn’t faking it. She was really, truly sick.
But not a single person had believed her.
He thought back to everything he had done. He had accused her, blamed her, and locked her outside to “reflect.” When she begged him, time and time again, he had cruelly ignored her.
Xavier had never felt a guilt so profound, so thick it was suffocating. His hand on the man’s collar was trembling, his voice growing stronger. “You don’t deserve to be a doctor p>
But the other man wouldn’t stand for that. He shot back, “I made a mistake, I was wrong! But
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you’re a doctor, too! How could you not see your own sister’s condition? Lung cancer comes with a severe cough, a sallow complexion, exhaustion! You didn’t notice a single symptom. You don’t deserve to be a doctor either p>
Xavier’s hands trembled as he let go. He stumbled back, opening his mouth to explain, but he was speechless.
It was true. There had been so many signs, and he had ignored every single one. What right did he have to blame anyone else? This was all his fault.
Xavier’s eyes reddened. He clenched his fists, muttering hoarsely, “He’s right. It was my fault. I should have seen it. I don’t deserve to be her brother p>
Even after discovering Tatiana wasn’t a Lowell, he had always thought of her as his sister.
But the person who had called him “brother” for twenty years was dead. His negligence was the reason she died so suddenly.
Jasper, standing silently to the side, lowered his gaze, his jaw clenched. A flicker of regret crossed his eyes.
XVavier wasn’t the only one who had been negligent.
He had been, too.
Her constant, unstoppable coughing. That bag of cheap medicine. The bloodstains on the
mattress …
The warnings had all been there. He had simply turned a blind eye.
In a sealed basement.
Tatiana was curled in a corner, her stomach growling. Her mouth was parched, and she had no strength left.
She was desperately hungry and thirsty. Her lips were cracked and peeling.
But the room had only a door, no windows. The air itself smelled musty. There was no escape, and she had lost all track of time.
She didn’t know how long she waited. It was so long that she finally collapsed, her consciousness fading. Just then, the sealed door was finally pushed open.
A badly bruised and swollen Baron walked in. His head was wrapped in bandages; he looked like he had taken a severe beating.
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.