At the time, Wilfred had already guessed that this had everything to do with Harley and his mentor, Professor Zeller.

"You and your so-called association don't focus on benefiting patients. Instead, you spend all your time trying to monopolize everything. And now you want to turn me into one of you? Keep dreaming." Wilfred's tone was filled with disdain, his eyes cold with contempt. The smug smile on Harley's face slowly faded.

With a sneer, Harley's voice turned bitter. "You know what I despise most about you? That self-righteous, holier-than-thou attitude of yours. I was offering you advice, but if you don't want to hear it, fine. There's nothing more to say. After all, if the surgery fails-" Before he could finish the word "fail," the surgical light outside the operating room flicked off.

Clack!

The sliding doors parted, and Karina burst through, her face flushed with emotion. She didn't even notice Harley. Her focus zeroed in on Wilfred.

"Wilfred!" Her voice trembled with exhilaration as she rushed toward him, unable to contain her joy. "I did it! I really did it. The surgery was a success!"

Wilfred caught the ecstatic young woman as she nearly bounced into his arms. With a steady hand, he supported her, his expression softening into an incredibly gentle smile. "Hmm. You did great." Those simple words of affirmation felt like a reward that made every ounce of her exhaustion and effort worth it.

setbacks and frustrations, Karina had unconsciously begun to doubt

buried deep within her, now dissolved completely. The shadows of doubt and inferiority vanished, leaving her standing at the start of a bright, new

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Harley would have seized the opportunity to make a snide remark, thoroughly enjoying the awkwardness

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