I saved the life of a 5-year-old boy during my first operation – 20 years later, we crossed paths again in a parking lot and he screamed that I had ruined his life

Camille wakes up in intensive care. She discovers that Lucas was there, again.
This time, they talk without hesitation or silence.
Before leaving the hospital, she whispers to him,
“This time, don’t disappear.”
He promises.
Today, they sometimes meet in a small café downtown. Nathan joins them. They talk about the future.
Lucas long believed his job was simply to mend hearts. But he’s come to understand that he sometimes does more than that: he offers time, second chances, complete lives—even imperfect ones.
And if someone tells him again that he “ruined” a life, he’ll reply,