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Chapter 69

Author: Joy Heart
last update publish date: 2026-04-11 07:08:25

Doctor Julian’s POV

I stood at the window of my office on the second floor. I watched the old blue car pull away.

I felt a strange sadness in my chest. I knew who that woman was. I had seen her face on the news a year ago. She was Naomi Ashford. The woman who had everything and then lost it.

I looked at my desk. There was a piece of paper with the hospital bill. It was a very big bill. The medicine and the machines were expensive. I knew Naomi did not have the money. I had seen her shoes. They
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