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at the man inside the consultation ro

like that? I woul

said to his friends a

daughter's doctor-Dr

spised had given bi

en years had passed since the last time we met, an

was now the very heart speciali

e little hand holding mine. My daughter looked up at me, confusion filling her eyes. I

ad already ru

ew Hampshire, to Manhattan. Not because we liked the

he town was so small that even changing my hairstyle could become gossi

rces for my daughter. And I w

endure pointing fingers or fake smiles with my uncle's acquaintances. I now worked as

he city's top cardiac specialist-Dr. Harrison-I b

the doorway of this office

orn with congenital heart disease caused by premature birth. To ensure her con

Dr. Harrison-a renowned cardiologist and the director of Palo Alto Medic

me I would need a huge sum of money to cover the procedure. But I did

ed Dr. Morgan, who had just returned from overseas. She explained that Dr. Morgan was Dr. Harr

d that the Dr. Morgan

me

e snapped me ou

on me for a moment before he returned to his work. My heart near

urting me," Ha

ely, loosening my grip. Just as I wa

, how can

fessionally neutral,

by the urge to laugh at myself. There was no way he recognized me. The

that night was nothing more than a transaction. And with so many women li

ents, with interests in finance and energy. I was just an orphan adopted

that campus, he was always the star of every party. I was the girl

ood my grades were, no one noticed. I didn't belong in his world. Even if we passed

y Dr. Smith," I said as I took Hannah's medical file out of my bag. "This is

le. He didn't even look at me as he

seven years ago-his hair was shorter, his features sharper. Even beneath the white coa

sing that I meant nothing to him. I shook my head, forcing away the unnecessary

ah finally looked up from the file.

possible," he said evenly. "Her heart is in a very critical state. Any further del

sinking. "Are you sure the sur

ave surgery? I think it'll

her, but Noah moved faster. He crouched down in front of her, his voice

at's your name

ns," she an

took out a stethoscope and gently placed it on her chest, his voice incredibly s

her small hand clutching the sleeve of his white coat. "

nstinctively, I tried

one calm with a hint of teasin

les, her nervousness i

r from The Good Doctor-the one

ng. "Then I'll have to be lik

nough to run like the other kids in

ow about we make a deal? When you recover, w

d up at me.

em together-close, like father and daughter-flashed through my mind

ead and nodded

a really fun place in the hospital. Why

nted to talk to me alone. "Thank yo

ah out of the office, o

me. Besides, I had changed my name. I was no longer Emma Cooper. I was Olivia Evans. I w

nized me the first time she saw me aga

ition slowed my metabolism, making weight loss nearly impossible. But after pr

gth drained away. I gripped the strap of my

ell me? Is Hannah's surgery especia

ckly. His gaze flicked briefly over my casual clothes and my old bag. "It

ome, paying the full amount would be difficult. I shook my head slightly. "I don't have full c

into me, painfully reminding me of something from seven

a cheap, fat g

outh's medical school when he said it. They laughed loudly. I

ched m

ession. I had even thought about ending everything. But the moment I discovered I was pregnant w

self firmly. "I will never l

roblem," I said sharply, forcing down

ed and walked out

and only then did I realize my

suming fear

s Noah discovered that Hannah was his daught

ver let th

e Hannah's surgery wa