The Miracle Doctor

Chapter 1

Ethan’s morning began in the dim light filtering weakly through the curtains of his small apartment. Pale gold traced across the walls, revealing a cramped space, a secondhand couch, and a single photograph of a woman smiling faintly at the camera—Nancy, his wife, the woman he thought he knew. His phone vibrated violently on the table, jolting him from half-sleep.

“Nancy?” he answered.

“Ethan,” her voice cracked through the speaker, sharp and trembling, “come to St. Gabriel’s Hospital now. It’s my mother—she needs blood. O-negative. You’re the only match.”

He didn’t hesitate. Ethan never did when it came to her. He grabbed his jacket, shoved his phone into his pocket, and bolted for the door.

The streets were alive with the hum of morning traffic—vendors shouting, tires screeching, horns blaring. Ethan moved quickly, chest tight not from fear but from the strange sense that something was about to change.

At the corner of Bourdillon Street, a woman stepped out from the crowd and blocked his path. She was middle-aged, dressed in white, eyes shimmering with sorrow and recognition.

“Doctor Braxton?” she whispered.

Ethan froze. “I think you’ve got the wrong person.”

“No,” she stepped closer, her voice trembling. “You’re the Miracle Doctor. The one who saved the Prime Minister’s son three years ago. You disappeared after the accident. Don’t you remember?” she mumbled in one breath.

Ethan’s heartbeat stumbled. “I’m sorry,” he muttered, trying to move past her. “You’ve mistaken me for someone else.”

“You lost your memory,” she said urgently, clutching his sleeve. “You were attacked—your car exploded—everyone thought you died. But I knew you couldn’t just vanish.”

Her words scraped against the buried edges of his mind—a flash of white light, the roar of fire, the echo of screams.

He winced, clutching his head. “Stop… I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

The woman’s eyes filled with desperation. She pulled a small card from her purse and forced it into his hand. “When you’re ready to know the truth,” she said, voice trembling, “come find me. Leanna Cruz.”

Ethan didn’t look at the card. He turned away, breath unsteady, and ran toward the hospital, the card slipping from his fingers like a burden he wasn’t ready to bear.

St. Gabriel’s Hospital buzzed with chaos—nurses hurrying with stretchers, the air thick with antiseptic. Ethan spotted Nancy at the reception desk. She turned sharply as he approached, eyes red not from tears but from frustration.

“You’re late,” she snapped. “Do you even care that my mother’s dying?”

“I came as fast as I could,” he said softly.

Nancy crossed her arms. “Just go to the lab. They’re waiting for your blood,” she said, brushing him off as he came in for a hug.

He obeyed without argument. Within minutes, a nurse tied a strap around his arm, and dark crimson filled the collection bag—200 milliliters, then 400, then 600.

By the end, Ethan was pale, his vision swimming. “That’s enough,” he mumbled weakly.

But Nancy didn’t look at him. Her eyes were fixed on a tall man walking down the corridor in an elegant suit—Roy Kingston.

“Roy!” she called, voice suddenly sweet.

Roy’s grin widened as he approached. “Nancy, I heard about your mother’s condition. How can I help?” he blurted out too confidently.

Ethan watched, silent and fading, as Nancy’s demeanor shifted from cold contempt to warm charm. Roy’s cologne filled the air as he leaned close.

Then the doctor emerged from the ward, expression grim. “Mrs. Tilda’s condition is worsening,” he said. “At this point… only the Miracle Doctor could save her.”

The words hit Ethan like a lightning bolt. The Miracle Doctor. Again.

Roy’s chest puffed with pride. “Don’t worry, I’ll get him. Leave it to me.”

Nancy’s eyes gleamed with hope—and cruelty. She turned to Ethan, lips curling. “Guess you’re useless now,” she sneered.

Before Ethan could respond, Roy gave a subtle nod to the doctor.

“Draw some more blood,” the doctor said coldly. “We might need it.”

Ethan jerked his arm back. “No. You’ve already taken enough.”

Nancy’s voice rose. “Do as the doctor says, Ethan!”

He shook his head weakly, standing from the chair. “I said no.”

Nancy’s face hardened. “Hold him down,” she ordered.

Two nurses hesitated—but obeyed. Ethan struggled, dizzy, veins screaming as the needle pierced again. His breath hitched; the room spun. “Stop—” he gasped. Then everything went black.

When he opened his eyes, he was lying on a hospital bed, vision blurred, arm aching with an IV dripping into his vein. Through the glass door, he saw Nancy leaving with Roy, laughing softly. Her laughter cut through his chest like a blade.

Outside, somewhere in the pocket of his discarded jacket, a business card gleamed faintly under the light. Leanna Cruz.

When you’re ready to know the truth… Come find me.

Ethan’s eyes hardened. “Maybe,” he whispered, “it’s time I did.” He reached for the card, his forgotten past beginning to stir.