Chapter 102: Medical MalpracticeThe next day, Cassian headed to the clinic after dropping Zora off at the company.The morning had started without anything unusual. Zora had spent most of the drive checking messages on her phone, occasionally giving Cassian brief instructions about things he was not supposed to forget, while Cassian drove with his usual relaxed expression and answered only when necessary. When they reached the company, she stepped out, adjusted her coat and turned back to look at him for a moment, clearly still carrying several questions from the auction and everything that had happened around Miranda and Damien. She did not ask any of them, however. She only reminded him not to disappear without saying anything again, then walked toward the building before he could give her another vague answer.Cassian watched her enter, then drove away.By the time he reached the clinic, the doctors were already busy preparing for the day. The doors had barely opened fully before

Chapter 104: Let Them Close ItCassian, who was still sitting calmly, did not appear disturbed in the slightest. While the lead officer stood before the doctors demanding to know whether they intended to obstruct an official investigation, Cassian merely rested one arm against the side of his chair and watched the scene with a faint smile. The patients were uneasy, the doctors were furious, and even Jude looked as though he was one disrespectful statement away from forgetting that the men before him wore uniforms. Yet Cassian remained relaxed, as if the threat of shutting down the clinic for two years had nothing to do with him. He did not argue over the missing complaint, or ask for another explanation and did not waste time pointing out how ridiculous the investigation sounded. The men had not come to listen, so speaking sense to them would only be like pouring clean water into mud and expecting it to remain clear.“We will cooperate with the investigation,” Cassian said.The word

Chapter 106: A Meeting With the ChiefHearing how calm Cassian sounded, Zora released a long breath and finally stopped trying to move toward the officers.She was still angry. That much showed clearly in the tightness of her jaw and the cold look she sent toward the men standing around the clinic entrance. The officers were abusing the law, using official uniforms and an investigation order as a cover for something everyone present knew had already been decided before they arrived. There was no patient standing there to accuse the clinic, no medical record under review, and no proper document explaining the supposed malpractice. They had simply appeared with enough vehicles to create a public scene, announced a charge and demanded that the clinic remain closed for two years.Anyone with common sense could see the corruption behind it but seeing it was not the same as proving it.Zora understood that, which was why her anger could not become action. If she pushed through the officers,

Chapter 108: One Last ChanceHearing that, Commissioner Orven Drellick began to sweat.The change in his expression was immediate. A moment ago, he had been nervous because Cassian’s visit reminded him of the man he had seen years ago, the same man whose identity even the headquarters in the capital had forbidden him from investigating. Now, looking at Cassian’s faint smile and listening to the cold meaning beneath his words, Orven realised this was not a harmless reunion. Cassian had not come to exchange greetings or remember the past. Someone under his command had crossed a line, and judging by the way Cassian spoke, that line might already have placed several lives in danger.Yet Orven still did not know what had happened.He had received no urgent report that morning, and none of his senior officers had informed him of any operation involving someone connected to Cassian. That alone made his heart sink further. It meant the men responsible had either acted without proper authoris

Chapter 110: A Failed Little SchemeThe day soon came to an end, and the clinic gradually became quiet as the last patients left. The nurses arranged the files, the doctors finished their reports, and the lights in the consultation rooms went off one after another. Cassian had just picked up his car keys when his phone rang.It was Zora.“Are you still at the clinic?” she asked.“Yes.”“I want to take you out for dinner.”Cassian paused for a second. Zora did not usually call him with such a simple invitation, especially after spending most of the day watching him suspiciously. Still, he did not question her.“Sure.”“Come to the company. We’ll leave from here.”Cassian agreed, ended the call and left the clinic. By the time he arrived at her company, Zora was already waiting outside. She entered the car, gave him the address of a restaurant and settled into the passenger seat.Cassian glanced at her once as he drove. “What are we celebrating?”“Do we need something to celebrate befor