Chapter 176

• God. It's like getting whiplash. "You what? Luke..."
• He shrugs. "It's the best hospital in the state for me, but I'm fine working in other places since they also offer great facilities. I have connections and I can still land on my own two feet. That's what power does and I've decided to wield it. But that power, it doesn't matter, Liv. I could have no hospital accepting me right now, and I would still choose to step back."
• "Luke..." Because he loves me. But I still ask, anyway. "Why?"