Chapter 168 — A Father’s Promise

The sea lapped gently against the rocks, and the salty breeze drifted in through the cabin’s open window. It wasn’t an escape from the world; it was just a brief respite, a pause close to everything, enough to catch their breath without completely disconnecting.

That Tuesday didn’t go as they’d hoped.

Breakfast was left half-finished when the phone rang.

A teenager, one of Sofía’s patients, had been admitted with a detached retina. She couldn’t ignore it. Not