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Another autumn arrived.I returned to the United States alone to visit my mother’s grave. Her resting place was in a quiet cemetery in Springfield.The grave was covered with fresh flowers. I hired someone to clean it regularly, so it was always neat and spotless.Kneeling before the headstone, I spoke softly, "Mom, I’m doing very well now. My research has saved many people."I’ve found myself again. I’ve found the meaning of my life. You don’t need to worry about me anymore."A light breeze brushed past, lifting my hair, like my mother gently stroking my head.After visiting the grave, I drove through downtown Boston. While waiting at a red light at an intersection near Copley Square, I saw a familiar figure.Dante.He was sitting in a wheelchair, huddled alone in the shadows at the street corner, a tattered blanket draped over his body.Boston’s autumn wind swept fallen leaves across the ground. He looked frail and desolate, the once-overbearing aura of Don's dominance compl
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After a year, my gene therapy successfully passed Phase III clinical trials. It was recognized by the international medical community as a major breakthrough in cancer treatment.Both the European Medicines Agency and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the therapy. Hospitals around the world began adopting it, saving countless patients’ lives.As a result, I received multiple international medical awards, including the Lasker Award and an upcoming nomination for the Nobel Prize.Standing on the awards stage in Stockholm, I thought of my mother. If she were still alive, she would have been proud of me.'Mom, I did it. I didn’t let you down.'After the ceremony ended, I returned to Geneva.In the villa garden, the roses Emma had planted were in full bloom. I sat on the garden bench, watching the sun slowly set.My phone rang. It was Rachel."Sofia, I have news for you. Dante has been released from prison."I paused. "He was sentenced?""Yes. Two years for bribery an
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Six months later, my research achieved a major breakthrough.After repeated experiments and data analysis, the cancer gene therapy project finally entered the clinical trial phase.The director of the CERN research center, Dr. Heinrich Vogel, was extremely pleased with my work. He also recommended that I attend an international medical conference, the European Cancer Research Conference held in Paris."Dr. Rossi, your research is extremely valuable," he said sincerely.Dr. Vogel was a kind, elderly German professor. "I believe that if this therapy succeeds, it will save countless lives. You should let more people know about your work."I nodded and accepted his advice.The conference was held in Paris.When I stood at the podium at the Sorbonne, presenting my research findings to medical experts from around the world, I suddenly thought of many years ago.I remembered standing at a Harvard symposium, presenting my first paper. Back then, I had been just as confident, just as fu
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Dante stood outside the door for the entire night.The next morning, Emma told me that he had finally left. Before he did, he left behind a letter.When Emma handed it to me, I hesitated for a long time.In the end, I opened it.The letter was long. He wrote in detail about everything that had happened over the years. He talked about how he had clawed his way up within the family, step by step, to reach where he was.He shared how his feelings for Olivia had shifted from infatuation to disgust.He expressed how much he regretted everything after learning of Eleanor’s death.He told me that it was only after being cast out by the family that he realized what he had truly lost.The final part of the letter read, "Sofia, I know I have no right to ask for your forgiveness. Everything I did is enough for you to hate me for a lifetime, but I still want to tell you that I love you."From the first time I saw you at Harvard, I fell in love with you. All these years, the one I’ve loved
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Three months later, my research achieved a breakthrough.Every morning, I went to work at the CERN Biomedical Laboratory. In the afternoons, I walked along Lake Geneva or read in nearby cafes. At night, I returned home and continued my personal research projects.I was working on a new cancer gene therapy.It was a project I had begun years ago at Harvard, one that had been interrupted by marriage. Now, at last, I had the time and energy to pick it up again.The colleagues at the research center were all kind. Unaware of my past, they treated me like any other researcher. No one looked at me strangely or whispered behind my back. The feeling was wonderful.One afternoon, I was analyzing data in the lab when I suddenly received a call from Emma."Ms. Rossi, there’s an American gentleman here to see you. He says he’s your… husband."My hand froze. The test tube nearly slipped from my fingers."Tell him I’m not here," I said in a low voice. "And don’t let anyone into the house aga
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Geneva, Switzerland.I stood on the balcony of a villa by Lake Geneva, looking out at the Alps in the distance. The air was so clean it almost made me want to cry.News alerts kept popping up on my phone."Falcone Pharmaceutical Engulfed in Scandal, Stock Plunges 40% in a Single Day""Dr. Olivia Ricci Exposed for Academic Fraud, American Medical Association Revokes Board Candidacy""IRS Confirms Ricci Foundation Embezzled Over Ten Million Dollars, Suspected Money Laundering""FBI Investigates Falcones for RICO Violations and Medical Negligence Resulting in Death"I read the headlines calmly.There was no rush of satisfaction as I had imagined, just a quiet sense that it was finally over and that I could finally begin a new life.I bought this villa with the money from selling off my assets.Three stories, a garden, a garage, and a full view of Lake Geneva.It was quiet, far from all the noise.It was exactly the life I wanted.The doorbell rang. It was my newly hired house
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