[I think she should be kicked out. You can't just let someone like that keep practicing medicine and hurt people!] [Don't worry, Professor Rice will definitely get rid of her. She's just letting her jump around a bit longer before she's crushed.] [Professor Rice is amazing! We'll always support you!] Athena smirked sarcastically, not taking Maya seriously at all. Everyone has their own supporters. Back when Athena was still known as Serena, she had her own fan account. She once had a huge group of loyal followers, but after her quiet withdrawal, she deleted the account and never logged in again. On a sudden whim, Athena decided to log back in and take a look. She still remembered her username, though the password took her a while to recall. After all, it had been eight years. She tried about five times before finally logging in successfully. The moment she entered her account, her inbox almost froze her phone from the flood of messages. Once the app stopped lagging, Athena started scrolling through them. All the messages were from eight years ago—some asking where she had gone, some cheering her on, and others begging for her help because a loved one was sick. Staring at her phone, Athena couldn't help feeling dazed. She remembered how she had started studying medicine to save lives, but in the end, she couldn't even save herself and made a complete mess of things. But now that she was back, maybe it was not too late. Once things settled down, she would announce that she was Serena again, and then she could help even more people.Her eyes stung as she tried to hold back the rush of emotion. Opening her profile, she saw her last post from eight years ago—a photo from her final surgery. Her finger hovered briefly over the screen before she posted something new from her long-abandoned account. "I'm back." After that, Athena turned off her phone and went to sleep. She had surgery tomorrow and needed all the energy she could get. But what she did not know was that her short post instantly caused a storm online. Back in the day, Serena had been hailed as a once-in-a-century medical prodigy. She had published numerous medical papers and was known as the most gifted doctor of her generation—until she suddenly vanished from the world, leaving many searching for her. Some wanted her to perform surgeries; others had different reasons. Her disappearance had never been forgotten, especially among those in the medical field who knew her name. Within just one minute of her post, Serena's account shot straight to the trending search. Her inbox overflowed again like a tidal wave. But Athena was already fast asleep—unaware that the world outside was going crazy. Under her post, the comments section exploded. [Oh my God, am I seeing this right? Is this really Serena's account? Don't tell me it's been hacked?] [I checked—her last post was from eight years ago!] [I remember Serena retired because of a hand injury. Why is she suddenly back?] [Does that mean her hand's healed?][I'm crying. There's finally hope for so many suffering patients!] [Why isn't Serena replying?] The news spread like wildfire. Everyone was talking about Serena's return, and Maya's earlier post was quickly buried and forgotten. ... At the Rice Residence. Preston stood by the floor-to-ceiling window in his bathrobe, staring out at the night. He had just received a call from the family—the old man's condition had worsened. Fortunately, they had stabilized him in time, but he was still lying in the hospital, enduring a great deal of pain. Preston's mind was heavy, but at least he had finally pieced something together about Serena. Athena was Serena. He just was not sure if she could still operate again. Tomorrow's surgery would tell him everything. If she succeeded, he would arrange for her to operate on his grandfather immediately. Just as that thought crossed his mind, a notification popped up on his phone. Serena's back? Preston's eyes narrowed as he read her post. Thinking about Athena's overseas training and her recent bet with Maya, he was certain that it had to be Athena who posted that. Probably her way of responding to Maya's challenge.