LOGINChapter Ninety-SevenThe legendary medical genius whose identity had remained hidden for years.The woman whose research had transformed treatments that some of the world’s greatest institutions had struggled with for decades.The woman whose touch had saved many of their family members and clients life. And every one of them had signed agreements guaranteeing her anonymity.The pact was absolute.Seraph’s identity was to remain secret.So they watched silently as people who knew nothing about her mocked her achievements and reduced her entire existence to the word divorced.One elderly medical professor standing near the front of the hall lowered his gaze when their eyes briefly met.Aurora recognized him, and he did the same as well but neither said a word.Meanwhile, at Celeste’s outburst, Nadia and Caspian were furious.The words spread through the hall like a stain.Aurora remained perfectly still as the whispers continued around her. She had expected some form of ridicule the m
Chapter Ninety-SixEthan’s eyes widened as gasps rippled through the small crowd which had gathered around them.Celeste’s smile froze at the sound of those words.Cremworth? As in, Cremworth University?!She turned the color of wet cement.That was the top university in Crestmont! How could Aurora be the best graduating student there?! She did not even finish high school!Ethan focused on the man, “What did you just say, Sir?” He asked coldly, “Do you mean what you said?”The man looked Ethan over and recognized him but he was still displeased at the question, “Why wouldn’t I mean it?” He asked, “I was classmates with Aurora Hale! What are you saying?!”Ethan’s face drained of all color and he slowly turned to look at Aurora, who was regarding him with a clam, indifferent look.She had really attended college?! And was the best graduating student too?!Dr. Peterson continued excitedly, “She was practically fought over by universities overseas. I remember hearing that several of them
Chapter Ninety-FiveCeleste didn’t waste another second.She adjusted the diamond bracelet on her wrist and walked toward Aurora with Ethan beside her.The closer she got, the more convinced she became that Aurora’s presence at the gala was some kind of elaborate joke.This was the Helios Medical Paper Exhibition and Laureate Gala.It was not a social gathering where anyone could simply appear because they knew someone important.Researchers who attended had spent years establishing themselves. They had published papers, led studies, developed treatments, and built reputations.Aurora had none of that.She was a divorced woman who had spent the last six years away from professional medicine.And yet there she was, standing beside Caspian Vaughn as though she belonged.Celeste stopped in front of them, “Why, if it isn’t Aurora.” She said, looping her hand possessively round Ethan’s arm.Ethan stiffened but he could not pull away at that moment.Aurora turned toward her. Her gaze landed
Chapter Ninety-FourThe conversation gradually moved back to work. Soon the team members dispersed and went back to their respective desks, and to their respective work load.Aurora, however, had already forgotten about them.Inside her office, she sat behind her desk with a research paper open before her. Her copper-colored hair fell over one shoulder as she carefully marked several sections of the document.She had heard enough of the conversation outside to understand what they thought.She simply didn’t care.Aurora had never been interested in convincing people through words.If someone thought she was lucky, they were entitled to their opinion.If someone thought she was incompetent, that was also their choice.Eventually, reality would answer for her.She turned another page and continued reading.Several weeks passed, and the atmosphere at Seraphin Medical Institute slowly settled into something less hostile.The researchers no longer deliberately ignored Aurora when she enter
Chapter Ninety-FourThe conversation gradually moved back to work. Soon the team members dispersed and went back to their respective desks, and to their respective work load.Aurora, however, had already forgotten about them.Inside her office, she sat behind her desk with a research paper open before her. Her copper-colored hair fell over one shoulder as she carefully marked several sections of the document.She had heard enough of the conversation outside to understand what they thought.She simply didn’t care.Aurora had never been interested in convincing people through words.If someone thought she was lucky, they were entitled to their opinion.If someone thought she was incompetent, that was also their choice.Eventually, reality would answer for her.She turned another page and continued reading.Several weeks passed, and the atmosphere at Seraphin Medical Institute slowly settled into something less hostile.The researchers no longer deliberately ignored Aurora when she enter
Chapter Ninety-ThreeHowever, some of the research team members did not think Aurora was all that great.They think it was just pure luck.Kurt leaned back in his chair and folded his arms across his chest.“I still think we’re making too much of this,” he said in a bored tone, “Aurora noticed one thing we missed. Big deal. That doesn’t suddenly make her some kind of medical genius.”Bella nodded from beside him. “Exactly. We were already close. If she hadn’t walked in, we would have eventually found the secondary trigger ourselves.”Nadia looked at them both.She understood what they were saying, but she wasn’t completely convinced.What Aurora had displayed here had been on a whole different level, really. That could not all just be luck, right?Bella crossed her arms and gave a knowing smile round at the others, “Listen to this everyone,” she started, “Miss Hale had arrived at the right moment, looked at the case from a different angle, and noticed something the rest of them had ov
Chapter FourCeleste turned towards Ethan at that moment, her doe eyes as bright as the stars.“This is really so beautiful, Ethan.” She uttered, holding the necklace up, “Can you help me put it on? I want to see how it looks like.”Ethan got up without a word, taking the jewelry box from her hands
Chapter ThreeAurora spent the next few hours of the ceremony sitting in the shadows feeling numb.Her gaze never left the front row seats where Riley sat with Ethan and Celeste. They looked so happy and Riley looked so content. Aurora felt her heart aching once more.Does this mean that she was n
Chapter TwoThat evening, Aurora walked into the grand hall of the Oriental Hotel holding a bouquet of brilliant red roses.She pushed tendrils of her brown hair out of her eyes calmly, as her eyes scanned the large and very filled hall.The hall was well lit with bright chandeliers which hung over
Chapter OneThe vial was cold against her palm..Aurora sat at the edge of the sofa, in her quiet sitting room. Her fingers curled slightly around the cold glass of the vial in her left hand. The other was holding her cellphone on which her gaze was fixed upon at the moment.There was an image disp







