The Scarred Queen's Rise (Athena) novel Chapter 334

Chapter 334

For three days, Athena offered free medical consultations there.

Instantly, the tiny clinic was overwhelmed with patients.

For the poor, seeing a doctor was hard enough. Getting medicine was even harder.

With minor ailments like headaches or fevers, they’d just tough it out.

Only when they truly couldn’t bear it anymore would they seek out a doctor.

A single consultation cost quite some money. With medication on top of that, the bill could easily run over their budget.

One illness could bankrupt an entire family.

Now that Athena’s clinic was offering free medical care, it seemed like half the city had flocked there.

Athena’s medical skills were second to none, with treatments that cured illnesses instantly.

Her prescriptions were affordable yet highly effective, quickly earning her widespread praise throughout Pidence City.

As a result, her clinic was successfully established.

Athena found the clinic swamped with work every day, there was simply no way she could keep up on her own.

So she recruited a few apprentices, training them in medicine while they helped out with the daily chores.

Days passed in quiet contentment, and Athena felt truly at peace.

Then one day, as Athena stepped out of her clinic, she saw Ferris waiting outside.

Her long–dormant heart suddenly sprang back to life.

He stood quietly at the entrance, his gaze fixed intently on her.

A layer of snow had settled on his shoulders. No one knew how long he’d been waiting there.

In the darkness, his white fox fur cloak stood out, almost glowing against the night.

Athena walked over with her umbrella, stopping a few paces away from Ferris.

With a gentle smile, she said, “Long time no see.”

Ferris’s eyes flickered briefly, moisture welling up in their depths.

He gaye Athena a slight nod and asked softly, “Are you alright?”

In fact, these past few days, Ferris had been secretly watching Athena from the shadows.

He saw her buy this house and gradually turn it into a home.

He watched as she sat in the clinic, treating patient after patient.

Countless times he had wanted to rush over to her, but his feet remained rooted to the spot.

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Chapter 334

In the past, he could freely hang out with Athena, but now their statuses were no longer the same.

As the future wife of Xander, there were so many things that would be inconvenient for her to do.

Ferris could not bear to cause her any distress.

Just a distant glimpse of her from far away was enough for him.

Athena looked up at Ferris, about to step forward and shield him from the falling snow with her umbrella, but he gently stepped aside to avoid her.

Ferris managed a weak smile, his expression tinged with bitterness. “I’m already soaked,” he said, “Just keep the umbrella for yourself.”

Athena looked at Ferris, puzzled, as he produced a delicate box and held it out to her. “Here, take this,” he said quietly.

“What is it?” Athena asked, still confused.

Somehow, whenever Athena looked at Ferris now, she couldn’t help feeling he wasn’t the same person she once knew.

Ferris said quietly, “I happened upon this in Nimbial. It was always meant for you. Consider it an opening gift for your clinic.”

With that, he took a few steps back and vanished into the night.

Athena watched as Ferris’s figure faded into the darkness, then gently opened the box.

At once, radiant light burst forth, illuminating her face.

To her astonishment, inside was a luminous pearl the size of a goose egg. Ferris’s unexpected gift took her breath away.

Trina gasped softly, “Oh, what a dazzling luminous pearl! With this, Miss Monson, your eyes won’t hurt at night anymore.”

At night, the clinic was dimly lit, making it difficult for Athena to write prescriptions.

Each completed prescription left her eyes strained for hours.

With the constant stream of patients, she barely had time to drink water.

Though consultations were supposed to end at dusk and the clinic would close.

Seeing so many patients still waiting, she couldn’t bear to turn them away, so she pushed through her exhaustion, working late into the night.

This luminous pearl was exactly what she needed, a timely solution to her pressing problem.

Athena watched Ferris’s figure disappear into the distance, clutching the brocade box tightly to her chest.

Her heart was filled with bittersweet emotions.

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