Chapter 77

Chapter 77:

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Adrian set his wine glass aside. His expression was carved from steel as he looked down at Zoe.

“Have you truly forgotten?” he asked. “Seventeen years ago, you and Richard cornered me at Olekgan Airport and accused me of having an affair with Bettina. Because of you, I never saw her again.”

The blood drained from Zoe’s face. Her knees buckled, and she crumpled onto the floor. At last, the memory slammed into her—clear and merciless.

Bettina had once taken on an eager apprentice, a young man determined to master the art of medicine—Adrian. When he learned of her sudden illness, he had rushed to Olekgan in panic, only for Zoe—terrified that the drugs she had secretly given Bettina would be exposed—to pour poison into Richard’s ear. Together, they had ambushed Adrian at the airport, smearing him with lies of an affair.

Back then, Adrian hadn’t made a name for himself yet. Zoe had erased him from memory long ago. Yet here he was again, carrying the cure Jordyn so desperately wanted.