Chapter 5

For the next three days, Julian was crazy busy.

He spent his days at the hospital handing over his duties, and his nights staying up late, digging through travel guides and booking places to stay.

I often saw him on the phone, coordinating work, while marking up maps in his notebook.

One night, when I got up for some water, I noticed light leaking from under his study door.

When I walked in, Julian was sitting in front of his computer, deep in a video call, the hospital's schedule pulled up on his screen.

He said, "Dr. Lynch, could you…