Chương 11 - The True Diagnosis
Thirty minutes later, the grand foyer was filled with twenty armed, loyal Alfieri syndicate enforcers.
Julian and Camille were forced onto their knees in the center of the hall, stripped of their jewelry and phones, guarded by cold-faced men with rifles. Dr. Harrison, trembling violently in his white coat, was thrown onto the marble beside them.
Adeline was kneeling on the floor beside Nico, carefully wrapping a ice pack around his shoulder, which had been bruised during his dive to save her.
"You saved my life, nurse," Nico murmured, his voice soft as he looked at her calm brown eyes.
"I did my job, Mr. Alfieri," Adeline replied softly. "And now I need to do the rest of it."
She turned to face the trembling Dr. Harrison.
"Tell him the truth about his MRI scans, Doctor," Adeline commanded, her voice ringing with authority. "Tell him what you wrote in his private medical file that you refused to release to the board."
Dr. Harrison wept, clutching his hands together. "The spinal cord... it wasn't severed! It was only compressed by a severe hematoma! With proper physical therapy and the right medication, he can walk again!"
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Nico's heart slammed against his ribs. "What did you say?"
👉 What miraculous moment occurred when Adeline handed Nico a pair of physical therapy braces?
