All Chapters of VITALS RISING: DR. NOLAN WILL SEE YOU NOW : Chapter 41 - Chapter 49

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CHAPTER 41DR. NOLAN’S POVJust a few hours without her and I already missed her like a man misses oxygen. It was ridiculous…pathetic, maybe—but every thought in my head spun around Aria: the tilt of her chin when she disagreed with me, the way she tucked a stray curl behind her ear, the stubborn crease that formed between her brows when she counted out tiny coins to buy something meaningful. I didn’t know how a person could become the center of another’s world in so little time, but she had—without me planning it, without me wanting it at first, and now without me being able to imagine life without her.That’s why the moment I saw her missed call I felt a buzz of relief so sharp I nearly laughed. I called back right away, only to catch her pretending she hadn’t just tried to reach me. Women and their little plays, I thought with an indulgent, private smile.. Even when she wavered between “yes” and “no” as I tried to pin down plans for the following day, it didn’t bother me. If anyt

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CHAPTER 42ARIA’S POVI woke up with a start, my body buzzing with energy that I hadn’t felt in a long time. Last night, I had gone to bed smiling, my heart dancing with excitement. Why? Because after my call with the doctor, after he finally told me he was going out with me, I felt like my dreams had come true.I remember hanging up that call and just spinning around the room, laughing, and clutching my phone to my chest as though it were the most precious jewel in the world. My cheeks hurt from smiling too much, but I didn’t care. I couldn’t stop. This was what I had been waiting for….what I had been dreaming of. Him….Us. And chance to be with him.That night I slept like a baby, wrapped in my own happiness. I remember sinking into the pillow and drifting away with sweet, and shameless romantic dreams. In my dreams, we weren’t just together, we were touching, kissing, and doing things that made my cheeks burn even in sleep. I can’t blame myself. I wanted him so badly. I craved fo

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CHAPTER 43ARIA’S POVJust when I thought today was finally going to go well, life proved me wrong again. I didn’t know it would turn into the worst day of my life—the kind of day that makes your stomach drop and your hands tremble.The news was still everywhere. The report about me refused to be taken down from the internet. I had tried everything, begged for it to be removed, but the platform said it couldn’t be deleted because “someone complained about it” and confirmed it was true. That phrase kept echoing in my head, “confirmed it was true.”Now, instead of focusing on my students and their joy, I had to stand inside my own studio being humiliated by angry parents. They didn’t care about my explanations. They didn’t want to hear my side. Their eyes were burning, the accusation made me feel like I was some criminal standing trial.And then, the cruelest blow came. They said the report had come from a friend. My so-called friend.Of course, I knew instantly who they meant. Candy.

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CHAPTER 44ARIA’S POVCandy was unbearable now and her eyes were wild, her lips twisted into a mocking smile. She looked less like a human and more like some witch from an old tale. The hatred on her face made my skin crawl.Don’t tell me she’s jealous because of Bianca, I thought bitterly, my chest tightening. That had to be it. She was furious over Bianca….furious that I had dared to stand beside her, furious that I wasn’t destroyed the way she had hoped. That jealousy was why she had gone to every parent I taught, whispering her venom into them, and making sure they stormed my studio today to humiliate me.But deep down, I knew the truth. I hadn’t done anything she accused me of. Not one thing. If anyone should be blamed, it was Candy herself. If anyone deserved punishment, it was her.She was desperate now, almost trembling with her obsession. She kept ranting about Mark, her voice loud and shrill, boasting that she had already made him the owner of Polaris Medical Group, boastin

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CHAPTER 45ARIA’S POVFinally, I still couldn’t believe it. My chest was heaving with relief, my lips trembling between a smile and tears as I stood there. It had finally come to an end..serving Candy her own sins right in front of her was the sweetest victory I could ever taste. Watching her crumble, hearing her cry out as the truth suffocated her lies, was like having years of pain and humiliation washed away. For once, I wasn’t the weak one, the accused,and the girl hiding in shame anymore. No. I was vindicated, standing in the light, my head held high.When I thought she would slap me…I never imagined the opposite would happen. I never imagined that, instead of another humiliation, my dignity would be restored in front of everyone. And not only restored, protected, defended, and cleared. The truth had finally chased the shadows away.I remembered the twisted glare on Candy’s face, the way her lips quivered in frustration as she realized her lies had backfired. Her jaw tightene

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CHAPTER 46ARIA’S POVI couldn’t believe the tears streaming down my face as I stood there. They weren’t the kind of tears I used to cry—those bitter tears of shame, the ones that came when people mocked me or when Candy’s lies crushed me. No, these were different. They were tears of release, of relief, and of something I hadn’t felt in a long time, vindication.It was overwhelming, hearing everything come out in the public and watching the parents’ faces crumble when they realized the truth shook me to my very core. All those years I spent in silence, hiding, questioning myself,and wondering if I really was what they accused me of being…it all came rushing back in a flood of memory.For so many years, I had lived in a shell. High school felt like the beginning of my prison, the day Candy started weaving her lies around me like chains. She made sure I was disqualified from the competition that could have changed my life forever. I remembered the humiliation, the stares, the laught

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CHAPTER 47ARIA’S POVI felt like I was already in heaven, floating in a place I had never been before. It was like I was living in cloud nine, unable to believe this kind of happiness could ever belong to me. For so long, I thought life would never allow me a moment like this. But here I was, in love and loved in return.I never knew that believing in myself just once, is just enough to take the first step and it could change everything. Sometimes, courage is nothing more than a shaky step forward, but it makes all the difference. If I hadn’t gathered the strength to approach him first, if I hadn’t dared to look into his eyes and say something, the rumors would still hold power over me. They would have buried me alive.And if I hadn’t been brave enough? I might never have found love at all.I used to be so picky with men, so guarded. My heart was a fortress. But now, it seemed as though the fortress had crumbled, and instead of losing, I had gained something precious. Dr. Nolan was

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CHAPTER 48ARIA’S POVOne month later.I couldn’t believe it had already been a whole month since everything changed. Looking back now, it almost felt like a dream—a chapter of my life I thought would never come, but somehow it was here, real, and unfolding before my eyes. I was so happy, so thankful, that Nolan had finally reconciled with his father. After so many misunderstandings, years of pain, and walls built high between them, they had found a way back to each other.And strangely, it all tied back to me.I had only just learned the truth: I was at the center of their fallout, even if none of us had realized it at the time. That accident I had on stage…the one where I fell, the night that could have ruined everything was the spark. Nolan had saved me then, without hesitation, performing a surgery that gave me a second chance at life. He never asked for payment, never asked for recognition. He just… saved me.But his parents hadn’t seen it that way. To them, his decision was re

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CHAPTER 49EpilogueDarcy’s POVI never believed a man could fall in love just by seeing a woman once…until it happened to me. It sounds like a joke, like one of those fairy tales people laugh off. But the day she stepped into my office, everything in me shifted. That was the best day of my life, though I didn’t realize it at the time.The first day I saw her, something inside me whispered—she’s the one.She'svery jovial, and every time I look at her, it reminds me of how far we’ve come. She always manages to make me laugh, even when I try so hard to hide it behind the mask I wear. It’s useless though—her light always seeps through. Deep down, I knew our lives were tangled long before either of us had the courage to admit it.Sometimes, I think back to the beginning. That’s why she felt so familiar to me on that first day, even though we were still strangers. I can still see it as clearly as if it happened yesterday: an unknown girl rushed into our hospital, unconscious, pale, fragile

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