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The Heart Surgeon’s Last Patient Novel Chapter 24

Night Carved Paths Into Silence by Zyrel Ash 24

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She pulled a compact mirror from her bag, checking her 

reflection. 

“My eyes got bigger? I had a little work done in Crotoronia- opened up the corners. And my nose? The doctor who did it 

was a genius.” 

She glanced at Madeleine, her voice bright. “Want his number? I 

can hook you up.” 

“No thanks,” Madeleine said with a dry laugh. 

“So she got plastic surgery,” Madeleine thought. “That explains 

it.” 

Mary launched into a glowing review of her surgeon’s skills, clearly thrilled with her remade face. 

“Maddie, trust me, you should do it. Your husband’s been so distant lately–maybe it’s because of, you know, your look.” 

She backtracked quickly, waving her hands. “Not that you’re not gorgeous! It’s just… guys, they chase excitement. Get a little glow–up, and he won’t have eyes for anyone else.” 

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Madeleine sipped her drink, mulling it over. 

Roderick was distant, but she didn’t peg him as the type to 

stray. 

If anything, given the chaos she’d caused over the years, his 

coolness felt justified. 

“Oh, right!” Mary chirped, digging into her bag. 

She pulled out a sleek gift bag, beaming. “Here’s that perfume 

you asked me to grab. 60 thousand dollars. You’ve got my 

account details—just wire it over.” 

“60 what?” Madeleine choked. 

Madeleine’s eyes nearly popped out of her head when she 

heard the price. 

She thought, incredulous, “Is this perfume or liquid gold? 

“No, even gold wouldn’t cost that much!” 

Her curiosity piqued, Madeleine’s gaze sharpened. She reached for the gift bag, eager to see what kind of perfume could justify such an outrageous price tag. 

She wasn’t entirely clueless about luxury goods. She knew 

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some brands released collector’s edition fragrances where the 

price wasn’t in the fragrance itself but in the jewel–encrusted 

bottles. 

“Was I really about to buy something this flashy to impress 

Roderick?” she wondered, her mind racing with doubt. 

Peeling open the bag, she found a bottle of Aumora perfume 

staring back at her. Just a regular bottle, nothing extraordinary. 

“Huh?” 

She pulled it out for a closer look. 

It was the classic Aumora packaging. She’d been familiar with 

the brand since her teens. Sure, Aumora was pricey, but their classic line usually retailed for a few thousand dollars, not the fortune Mary was quoting. 

Spritzing a bit on her wrist, Madeleine inhaled deeply. The scent was bold, a rich sandalwood that filled the air with warmth. 

“Would Roderick even like this?” she mused. 

Then, a flicker of recognition hit her. She felt this smell was oddly familiar. 

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Try as she might, she couldn’t place it. Shrugging, she capped 

the bottle and tucked it away. 

“60 thousand dollars?” Madeleine asked, her voice dripping with 

skepticism. “You sure about that?” 

“Oh, absolutely!” Mary chirped, her eyes glinting with a little too 

much enthusiasm. “60 grand, Maddie. And that’s with the friend 

discount I got you.” 

Madeleine narrowed her eyes, studying Mary’s greedy 

expression. A knot of unease tightened in her chest. 

She couldn’t understand how she even ended up friends with 

someone like her. 

“Alright,” Madeleine said coolly, pulling out her phone as if to 

make the transfer. Mary’s gaze locked onto the screen, her lips 

curling into a smug grin that practically screamed jackpot. 

“Show me the receipt first,” Madeleine added, her tone casual but firm. “Then I’ll send the money.” 

Mary’s smile froze, her lips twitching awkwardly. 

“Receipt?” she stammered, her confidence crumbling. 

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“Yeah, a receipt,” Madeleine said, tilting her head. “How else am 

I supposed to pay you?” 

“But… you never asked for receipts before!” Mary protested, her 

voice rising an octave. 

Madeleine paused, her fingers hovering over her phone. She 

looked up, her expression unreadable. “In that case, why don’t 

you pull up all the receipts from our past transactions? I’d love 

to go over the numbers.” 

Mary’s face paled, her hand shooting out to grab Madeleine’s 

wrist. 

“Maddie, what’s gotten into you? 

“We’re best friends! Don’t you trust me?” 

Madeleine’s lips curved into a small, knowing smile. 

“Oh, sweetie, it’s because we’re such good friends that I’m 

doing this. Friends don’t let money come between them, right? 

Clear accounts make for lasting friendships, don’t you think, 

Leticia?” 

She gently pried Mary’s hand off her wrist and extended her 

open palm. 

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“So, hand over the receipt.” 

Mary’s face stiffened. 

After a long, awkward silence, Mary mumbled, “I… I think I lost 

it.” 

“Lost it?” Madeleine raised an eyebrow, her voice laced with amusement. “Don’t stores send e–receipts these days? You just bought it, so it should be easy to pull up.” 

With a light chuckle, she slid the perfume bottle across the 

table. 

“No receipt, no deal. For all I know, this could be a knockoff.” 

“It’s real, I swear!” Mary blurted, her voice cracking. “I’d never 

get you a fake, Maddie!” 

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