Chapter 27 Katherine bit her lip and shook her head, then looked at Dr. Len: "May I speak with you alone? There are some things I need to discuss... about my lover." As soon as those last four words were spoken, Mavren inexplicably felt a burning sensation in his chest, making him uncomfortable. But in the end, he still walked out. With the door tightly closed, Dr. Len gazed thoughtfully at Katherine, a gentle, encouraging smile on her face. She was about the same age as Katherine's grandmother, and her gentle demeanor gave Katherine a bit of courage. Katherine took a deep breath and voiced her doubts: "Dr. Len, are you Mavren's attending physician?" "Yes, I am. When Mavren was pulled up from the bottom of the cliff, he was brought here to me." Dr. Len mused, "The lover you mentioned is that Mavren?" Katherine nodded, then shook her head, then after thinking for a moment, nodded again. She knocked her head twice in distress, tears streaming down her face: "I don't know either. He has lost his memory now, and six years have passed. I have nothing that can prove his identity." "I can't face the possibility that he isn't really him... I really can't bear to lose him again." If she had never met Mavren, perhaps she could have continued on with hope in her heart. But now, seeing someone who looked so much like her lover-if it all turned out to be a misunderstanding, the strength she had built up over so many years would completely collapse. Katherine had never thought of confiding her grievances to anyone else. But perhaps it was Dr. Len's gentle gaze that so easily allowed Katherine to let down her guard after all these years. After hearing about her relationship with Maverick, the details of Maverick's accident, and all that she had been through over the years, Dr. Len's face filled with sympathy as she pulled Katherine into her arms. "My little angel, you've already done so well and tried so hard. But why not try talking to him about it?" Dr. Len wiped away Katherine's tears: "Girls from Miami are naturally passionate and bold. If there's something they don't understand, they just say it out loud." "Now that you've become a resident of Miami, I hope this place can also give you a bit of courage." Courage... is it? 0.0 % 09:45 Katherine took several deep breaths and nodded firmly. Dr. Len patted her head: "Wonderful, good girl. The vast universe will bless you, and you will achieve your wish." After that, she walked out, leaving the hospital room to Katherine and a completely bewildered Mavren. Katherine gazed almost greedily at that familiar face and began, "Mr. Acrea, let me tell you a story. Once upon a time, there were two people who depended on each other. The boy... saw the girl as his whole life..." Beneath the blanket, her fingers dug hard into her thigh, almost breaking the skin, just to keep herself from crying. With a trembling voice, she told him all the little details of her life with Maverick. Down to the first flower he picked for her in spring, the first sour fruit he gathered for her in autumn... Until she spoke of the car accident in which Maverick disappeared. She could no longer control her trembling, and was comforted in Mavren's embrace. Such a thin embrace. -That was her first thought. Once, Maverick wood whole world, shidding her from all the storms. hat she had to stretch her arms to wrap around him, and Maverick would laugh and suck was still the familiar warmth, but no longer the familiar strength-just skin and bones, sharp n earth had her Maverick been through! 09:46