The wedding hall was silent in a way that felt uncomfortable.It was not the respectful kind of silence that comes from admiration. It was the kind filled with judgment. Mocking whispers surrounded us, barely concealed.“That’s him?” a woman near the aisle muttered to the person beside her. “That is the man marrying into the Davenport family?”“He looks so… plain,” someone replied under their breath.“Plain?” another scoffed. “You are being too kind. I heard he has no background, no achievements, no family influence. In fact, I heard he was the head Janitor at Mr. Davenport company. He is practically nothing and was only allowed to marry her because she is crippled.”A faint ripple of laughter followed.“Mr. Davenport needed his daughter to be married in order to use her to close a very important company deal that required Sonia to be married,” one person said from beside us.“So he married Sonia to this poor man because no other man of high status would want to marry a cripple.”I st

The whispers rose quickly, spreading like wildfire.“She was in a wheelchair just yesterday!”“I thought the doctors said she would never walk again, two years ago.”“This is impossible.”I kept my expression calm as we walked forward together.Her mother was the first to rush toward us.“Sonia?” she called out, her voice trembling.Sonia stopped and faced her.“Yes, Mother.”Her mother’s eyes dropped immediately to her legs. She stared openly, as if afraid to blink.“You’re… standing,” she whispered.Then, as if needing proof, she reached out and touched Sonia’s arm. “Walk again,” she said quickly. “Take a few steps.”Sonia hesitated for a second, then slowly walked forward.One step.Two steps.Three.Her mother covered her mouth as tears filled her eyes.“This… this cannot be real,” she said. “The specialists told us your nerves were permanently damaged.”Her father approached more slowly, his expression controlled.He looked at Sonia’s legs carefully, then at the crowd gathering a

The silence that followed my words did not last long.Greg stared at me for a moment, then let out a short, dismissive laugh. He shook his head slowly, as if I had just told the most ridiculous joke of the evening.“You speak with a lot of confidence for someone who does not even belong in this room.”A few guests laughed again, grateful that the tension had dissolved back into entertainment.But all of a sudden, to everyone’s shock, Greg’s smile faltered for half a second.His hand, which had been lifting the wine glass again, suddenly froze mid-air.Then his face became pale as he inhaled sharply, gasping for air.“Ah—” The sound escaped him before he could control it.The glass slipped from his fingers and shattered against the floor.For a split second, no one understood what had happened.Greg’s hand flew to his chest, clasping it tightly.“What… what is this?” he muttered hoarsely.His breathing changed immediately. It became shallow and strained, as if an invisible weight had s

Doctor Han lifted his hand and signaled for silence, and gradually the noise in the banquet hall faded into a tense quiet. He turned toward Sonia’s mother, who was still visibly angry and embarrassed by my actions.“Madam,” Doctor Han said in a composed tone, “please allow me to handle him. There is no need for you to concern yourself with this matter.”Sonia’s mother frowned deeply. “Handle him how, Doctor Han? What exactly are you planning to do? This is already shameful enough.”Doctor Han adjusted his glasses slowly and glanced at me with a smile that did not reach his eyes. “Since your son-in-law seems to enjoy talking beyond his ability, I would like to give him the opportunity to prove himself.”A few guests laughed softly at his choice of words.Sonia’s father looked uncomfortable but said nothing.Doctor Han continued speaking, but this time his tone became firmer. “However, if he fails, there must be consequences. We cannot allow people to treat a serious medical emergency

When I walked out of the banquet hall, it was still morning. The streets were not crowded yet. I walked without direction, my hands buried deep inside my pockets.Sonia’s words kept replaying in my head. “You embarrassed me in front of everyone, and I didn’t expect that from you.”Each time I remembered the look in her eyes when she said it, something inside me broke painfully. I had faced ridicule my entire life without blinking, but hearing it from her felt different.It was not the insult that hurt. It was the dismissal. The way she had looked at me as if I truly was nothing.I stopped at the corner of the street and let out a slow breath.“If only you knew who I truly am,” I muttered to myself quietly. “If you knew what I gave up, what I ran from, you would not have spoken to me that way.”A faint, bitter smile touched my lips.“I healed you,” I whispered under my breath. “And this is how you see me.”Before I could sink deeper into my thoughts, dark clouds suddenly rolled over