Chapter 36

I had only barely begun... OK, so I still got labeled a genius.

The youngest surgeon ever to have a record of success in saving patients' lives.

I had incredibly talented hands. Once I had my instruments in hand and was ready to make a diagnosis, there was no stopping me.

When a patient was handed over to me, it was sometimes joked that the Grim Reaper would give up trying to kill them.

Like everyone else, I got cocky as time went on.

"You need to be level-headed in this field," Professor Maxwell cautioned, "no matter how skilled or talented you think you are as a practitioner, there'll always be a case that can humble you."

Due to a spinal injury, Professor Maxwell could not practice medicine and was instead confined to a wheelchair.

Before he passed away, he gave me a wealth of knowledge beyond what I learned in medical school.

He attempted to sh