The One He Dismissed Became The One He Died For novel Chapter 298

"At the end of the day, Claire is just a gold digger trying to climb the social ladder. Otherwise, I wouldn't have misunderstood. The two of you are from completely different worlds; you'll break up sooner or later..."

"Ahhh!"

Before she could finish, her arrogant taunts turned into a blood-curdling scream. Miles had suddenly leaned down, his long fingers clamping around her wrist with crushing force.

"Let go," Mina gasped, feeling like her bones were about to shatter. "My hand, my hand..."

Mina had never seen this side of Miles. It was as if he had stripped away his refined, restrained facade, revealing a ruthless brutality that crushed everything in its path.

Miles looked down at her, his voice absolute ice.

"My relationship with her is none of your business. You don't have the right to judge it."

"I didn't... Mr. Zimmerman, I was wrong..."

Mina was thoroughly terrified. She slumped against the floor, too paralyzed by fear to utter another word of provocation.

A moment later, Claire pushed open the door to the boutique.

Seeing Mina shivering on the floor like a leaf in the wind, Claire paused.

She instinctively looked at Miles.

The terrifying aura surrounding the man vanished instantly.

Miles walked over to her, his eyes filled with gentle warmth, tinged with a hint of the frailty from his recent hospital stay.

"Are you done talking?"

"Yeah. Let's forget about shutting down the store. Everything's cleared up, and she's learned her lesson."

Claire looked past him to where Mina was huddled with her back turned. "What happened to her?"

"Nothing," Miles shifted slightly, smoothly blocking her line of sight. "Just a minor disagreement. I didn't give her a hard time. Let's go home."

"Okay."

At Grandview Heights.

His expression was completely unreadable. He knew his current condition perfectly well; he was in no state to remain at the hospital, let alone hold a scalpel.

He was terrified that his emotional instability would cloud his judgment, compromise a diagnosis, or even cost someone their life.

Reason for resignation: Moderate depressive episode. Experiencing somatic symptoms during moments of agitation. Emotionally unstable and unfit for clinical duties. Requesting to step down from the positions of Professor of Internal Medicine and Lead Surgeon.

With those few short lines, he personally ended his medical career.

The study door was ajar. Claire finished washing up and tiptoed inside.

"Dr. Zimmerman, what are you writing so intently?"

Claire saw the first line—Resignation Letter—and froze.

She snatched the paper away in a panic. "You're quitting?"

"Didn't you say you had found a balance between the company and your surgeries?"

Her eyes darted down the page. "Reason for resignation..."