Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 867 Unspoken Guilt

Cherise’s eyes shut tightly, her features etched with pain. “Your sister’s ordeal mirrors my mother’s in many ways. When I operated on her, I took an extra step… and that’s why she survived.”

“Five years ago, when my mother passed, she urged me not to shoulder blame. She insisted it was her choice.”

“But I couldn’t forgive myself… Because at the time, I entertained the notion of taking that extra step, but… I faltered. I was gripped by fear… Fear that one additional step might jeopardize my mother’s life.”

“But it was that one step… and my mother couldn’t hold on…”

Cherise locked these memories away, never daring to share them with anyone

In the years following, each midnight reverie would stir her from slumber, tears staining her pillow in remembrance of her mother.

Subsequently, Cherise crossed paths with Dr. Keeples, Lermille Hospital’s director.

His sage advice resonated deeply with her: the gravest mistake a doctor could make was to operate on a loved one without absolute conviction.

Such a decision, he cautioned, would yield a lifetime of remorse.

Inspired by his counsel, Cherise made the pivotal choice to join Lermille Hospital’s ranks.

mother’s surgery remained a festering wound, a relentless

her paper because of Maeve’s

Cherise yearned for guidance on navigating such delicate scenarios.

anticipate that her paper would become Gwenn’s weapon of

actions against Cherise stemmed from a clear

she derided Cherise for her reluctance to perform surgery, and now, she mercilessly exposed Cherise’s vulnerabilities.

and livelihood, shattering her dreams

a balm to her tormented soul. “It’s all in

mother, I would have

frame stilled momentarily as she wept.

Damien through tear–blurred eyes, she

like me, knows the

locked eyes with Damien, her lips trembling in silence.

kiss. “Zachary informed. me that when you operated on your mother, it wasn’t a rash

plan. You tirelessly tended to your mother by day and burned the

loved ones more time, to vanquish their

your intervention, this ailment had never been conquered.”

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