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The Heart Surgeon’s Last Patient Novel Chapter 144

Night Carved Paths Into Silence by Zyrel Ash 144

Roderick glanced at her and suddenly spoke, his eyes landing 

on her red lips. 

He might have kissed her a little too hard. 

“Lipstick? I’ll go check.” 

။ 

With that, Madeleine turned and went into the restroom in the 

lounge. 

As soon as she went in, Roderick’s phone rang. 

When Madeleine looked in the mirror and saw her lips, her ears 

flushed red, and she instantly understood what Gerry had 

meant. 

“Ricki! 

I’m going to kill you!” 

Cursing viciously, Madeleine ground her teeth at her reflection. 

No, next time, he’s the one who’s going to have swollen lips! 

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Of course, she couldn’t put on lipstick when they were this 

swollen; it would only make it more obvious. 

There was a fridge in the lounge with cold drinks; she grabbed a 

bottle, pressed it to her lips, and took a few sips until the 

swelling finally went down. 

She came out, ready to settle things with Roderick, but found 

him on the phone with a very serious expression. 

Madeleine assumed it was a work call, and since it was time for 

the afternoon shift, she gestured that she was heading back to 

her desk. 

But Roderick waved her over, telling her to stay. 

“Okay, I know. Thanks for your trouble.” 

After he hung up, Roderick looked at her, his expression 

serious. 

“That was Mariah on the phone.” 

Madeleine’s eyes lit up. “Is Nanette’s verdict in! 

?” 

Roderick was silent for two seconds, his voice a little low. 

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“The verdict probably won’t come down that quickly, because… 

Nanette submitted proof of schizophrenia.” 

“What!” 

Madeleine shot to her feet, her eyes wide. 

“Nanette has schizophrenia! 

?” 

Roderick nodded. 

“Mariah said that as soon as she was in, she contacted a 

psychiatric hospital for a second evaluation. If it’s confirmed 

she has schizophrenia, the trial will be suspended, and she’ll be 

forcibly sent to a medical facility for treatment.” 

Madeleine still hadn’t processed what he just said. 

She stood there stunned, recalling her few meetings with 

Nanette. 

A well–dressed, poised psychologist actually had a serious 

mental illness herself.. 

A person like her, with schizophrenia, was actually Kevin’s 

psychologist for two years… 

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For a moment, all Madeleine could feel was the irony. 

Roderick stood up, walked around the desk, and came to her. 

“I know what you’re thinking.” 

Roderick took her hand. Feeling that Madeleine’s palm was a 

little cold, he held it with both of his, as if trying to warm her up. 

“It’s my fault. I was careless in who I hired. It has nothing to do 

with you, so don’t blame yourself.” 

Madeleine shook her head. 

“It’s not your fault either.” 

She sighed. “Actually, I’ve been reading a lot of psychology 

books and materials lately. The more I read, the more I 

understand a certain saying.” 

“What saying?” 

“Genius on the left, madman on the right.” 

Seeing her calm tone, Roderick also breathed a sigh of relief 

and listened as she continued. 

“The profession of a psychologist is like standing on the edge 

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of a cliff. Every day, you listen to other people’s pain, repression, 

and despair, but you have to stay calm and rational. All those 

negative emotions rush in like a tide with no way out.” 

Madeleine gave a bitter smile. 

“Over time, you either become numb, or you get swallowed up 

yourself.” 

Roderick listened quietly, gently stroking the back of her hand 

with his thumb. 

“The ironic thing is, the walls of Nanette’s office are covered 

with testimonial plaques from her patients. Thinking about it 

now, I wonder if those so–called cures actually helped people, or 

if they harmed them…” 

Roderick gave Madeleine’s hand a firm squeeze, pulling her 

back from her daze. 

“Madeleine.” 

His voice was steady. “A madman isn’t scary. A lucid madman 

or a pathological one when she was counseling people?” 

He stroked Madeleine’s pale little face. 

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“A person like that doesn’t deserve any sympathy.” 

“Of course.” 

Madeleine nodded, her eyes showing a bit more resolve. 

“I will never sympathize with someone who deliberately hurt my 

son. I’m just worried, Roderick, will she escape punishment 

because of her mental issues?” 

Roderick’s furrowed brow relaxed. 

“On that point, we have to trust Mariah.” 

Madeleine let out a soft breath. 

Right. After all, Mariah had promised them she would make 

sure Nanette rotted in prison. 

This time, it’s not just prison she’ll be rotting in, but a psychiatric 

hospital too. 

“Madeleine…” 

Roderick seemed to have more to say. He looked down and 

squeezed her hand again, as if hesitating. 

“What is it?” 

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“What were you doing at the psychiatric hospital on the 12th.” 

Madeleine’s fingers trembled, her fingertips curling 

unconsciously in Roderick’s palm, her breath catching for a 

moment. 

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