Time-Limited Love: A Contract Expired, Not Renewed novel Chapter 407

Zinnia’s calm questions were like daggers, each one sharp and relentless, forcing Yuri to step back.

“No, that’s not it…” he stammered, shaking his head. “I just wanted to get Landon to Selvoria. I never wanted those doctors to die there, I swear I didn’t…”

“Intentions don’t matter. Only actions do. And the facts speak for themselves.”

“Zinnia…” Yuri started to say more, but she cut him off with a raised hand. “Enough. Is there anything else?”

Yuri fell silent. The coldness and disgust in her eyes were a physical blow. He covered his face with his hands as if to block out the sight, to pretend he couldn’t see the loathing in her expression. After a long moment, he slowly lowered them and looked at her.

“I can do Landon’s surgery,” he said quietly.

Zinnia froze. She had almost forgotten—Yuri was a brilliant neurosurgeon. Despite his youth, his expertise in the field was on par with that of far more experienced specialists.

But…

“Why are you telling me this?”

Yuri’s jaw tensed. “My uncle will never agree to it.”

Even if she had the right to sign the consent forms, she would rather Landon remain in a coma than put his life in Yuri’s hands.

She strode out of the hospital building, aware that Yuri was following silently behind her.

Just then, a tall man in a simple casual jacket approached them. Zinnia recognized him immediately. He was the middle-aged man Zoey Spencer had rescued in Selvoria. Zinnia had pulled him under a steel-framed bed, shielding him from the worst of the falling debris and allowing him to survive until help arrived.

“Dr. Quinn,” the man said with a nod. After expressing his sincere gratitude, he unexpectedly turned his gaze to Yuri. His expression was complicated, a mix of apology and something unreadable.