Chapter 7

By the time my fever broke and I could barely stand upright again, I heard that Lance had gone abroad.

Rumor had it there had been a medical dispute—a patient's family accused him of malpractice, and it blew up fast.

To calm the storm, the hospital quietly transferred him to a small, low-profile clinic overseas.

To put it bluntly, it wasn't far from being fired.

I checked my phone and realized Lance had sent me a message two nights ago.

It was still marked unread, and the message read: [Your dad's here with me. Call me when you're done. I'll…