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CHAPTER 56
Vivian's phone buzzed with an incoming message. She grabbed it immediately. The text was from David Park. Have something big. Meet me in one hour. Same coffee shop. Vivian's heart raced. She shook Marcus awake. "Get up. The investigator has something." Marcus groaned and rolled over. "What time is it?" "I do not care. Get dressed." Forty minutes later, they sat in the back booth of the same coffee shop. David arrived exactly on time, carrying a laptop bag. He sat down across from them and pulled out a USB drive. "You are going to want to see this," David said. Vivian snatched the drive and plugged it into her laptop. A folder opened containing dozens of high-resolution photographs. The first photo showed Ethan and a young woman walking through massive iron gates. A villa visible in the background. "Who is that with him?" Vivian asked. "His sister. Lily Cross. She was just released from the hospital." Vivian was shocked because Lily totally changed. The next photo showed
CHAPTER 55
The next morning, Ethan woke before sunrise. He went to the gym and spent an hour preparing. Moving equipment. Setting up the training mats. Planning which techniques to teach Lily first. She was completely untrained. No martial arts background. And she had only regained her sight a few days ago. He would need to start with the absolute basics. At seven AM, Lily entered the gym wearing the workout clothes Sophia had bought for her. Simple gray pants and a fitted black shirt. "Ready?" Ethan asked. "Nervous. But ready." "Good. Nervousness means you are taking this seriously." He started with breathing exercises. Taught her how to center herself. How to calm her mind before physical exertion. Then he moved to stances. Showed her how to stand with proper balance. How to distribute her weight. How to move without losing stability. Lily watched carefully and tried to copy his movements. She was clumsy at first. Her body did not respond the way she wanted. But she kept trying. "Wid
CHAPTER 54
The gate opened automatically when Ethan entered a code Claire had given him. They walked up the long driveway together. Lily kept stopping to look at the gardens. The fountains. The perfectly trimmed hedges shaped into elegant designs. "This is really ours?" she kept asking. "Yes." "For how long?" "As long as we need it." When they reached the front entrance, the door was already open. Claire stood there waiting, smiling. "Welcome home," Claire said. Lily looked overwhelmed. "Miss Sterling, I do not know how to thank you for this." "Please, call me Claire. And you do not need to thank me. Your brother saved my life. This is nothing compared to that." Behind Claire, Sophia appeared carrying a box. "I brought some essentials. Kitchen supplies. Towels. Things you might need right away." James was there too, directing two of his soldiers who were carrying furniture from a truck. "We brought a few pieces from storage. Nothing fancy, but you will need somewhere to sit." Ethan h
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Dr. Hoffman signed the discharge papers and handed them to Ethan."She is fully healed," Dr. Hoffman said. "I still do not understand how, but her vision is perfect. Better than most people who have never had vision problems."Ethan took the papers. "Thank you for everything.""Mr. Cross." Dr. Hoffman stopped him before he could leave. "What you did for your sister... what you accomplished with those herbs and that treatment... I have practiced medicine for twenty years and I have never seen anything like it.""Ancient techniques. Passed down through generations.""Will you teach me?"Ethan looked at her. "Maybe someday."He walked back to Lily's room. She was already dressed in the clean clothes Claire had brought yesterday. Simple jeans and a soft blue sweater. Her hair was brushed. Her face was bright with excitement."Ready?" Ethan asked."So ready." Lily stood and grabbed the small bag containing her few belongings. "I have been staring at these walls for a week. I want to see ev
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The next morning, Lily was awake and alert.Dr. Hoffman had run every test she could think of. Blood work. Brain scans. Vision tests. Everything came back normal. Better than normal."I do not understand it," Dr. Hoffman said to Ethan outside Lily's room. "Her optic nerves were completely destroyed. Now they function perfectly. It is medically impossible.""But it happened," Ethan said."Yes. It happened." Dr. Hoffman shook her head in amazement. "She can be discharged in two days if she continues like this. Full recovery."Ethan nodded and went back into Lily's room.She was sitting up in bed, looking around with wide eyes. Taking in everything. The walls. The window. The morning light streaming through."Everything is so bright," she said when Ethan entered. "I forgot how bright the world is."Ethan sat in the chair beside her bed. "How do you feel?""Tired. But good. Really good." She looked at him carefully. "You look terrible though. When was the last time you slept?""I am fine.
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Dr. Hoffman stared at the sealed container. "This is it? This is the herb?""Yes."She picked it up carefully, examining it through the clear material. The pale white root inside, almost translucent. "I have never seen anything like this.""You need to prepare Lily for treatment immediately.""Mr. Cross, you can barely stand. You need rest""After the treatment."Dr. Hoffman looked at him for a long moment. Saw the determination in his eyes. The absolute refusal to compromise."Fine," she said. "Give me twenty minutes to prepare the room."Ethan nodded and walked to Lily's room.She was still in the coma. Machines monitoring her vitals. IV lines running into her arms. Her face was pale. Peaceful. Like she was just sleeping.But the monitors told a different story. Organ function declining slowly. Brain activity decreasing.She was dying.Ethan sat in the chair beside her bed and closed his eyes. He needed to center himself. Channel what little qi he had left. This treatment would be e
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