“I have practiced medicine my entire life… yet I have never seen such skill, such mastery. What he used, those techniques... are things I have only read about in ancient texts. I did not believe they still existed.”
The room fell into another heavy silence.
All eyes turned to Michael.
Evelyn followed their gaze. Her eyes widened slightly when she recognized the young man standing at the foot of her bed.
Her lips parted in disbelief.
“I… remember you,” she said softly. “You were the one at the shore. The one who told me I was dying…”
Michael didn’t respond, his expression was unreadable.
Evelyn’s eyes brimmed with emotion, “And now… you’ve saved me.”
She reached out with a trembling hand, her gaze filled with regret. “I wronged you. I chased you away. I… owe you my life.”
Michael l
