Chapter 114 Ruined

The next morning, Lila held a syringe filled with a faint blue liquid. She was focused as she worked. Inside the syringe was the nerve-regeneration drug. Rhett stood beside her. His tall frame exuded quiet authority. It somehow made her feel steadier on her feet. Lila located Owen's vein and inserted the needle with great precision. The chilled fluid flowed slowly through the tube and into his bloodstream. "All done," she said, withdrawing the syringe and tucking the blanket around him. Owen's cloudy eyes blinked open. His gaze landed on her face, filled with an inexplicable trust. A small warmth flickered in Lila's chest. "We're all hoping it works." That kind of trust in her carried more weight than any promise ever could. She couldn't afford to let him down. … Meanwhile, in one of the offices at Gracewell Hospital, Erin slid a thick envelope across the desk. "Dr. Lowe, I'll be counting on you from now on." The middle-aged doctor accepted it without hesitation. A sneer cur