115 The Consequences of Betrayal

In the Smirnoffs' family living room, tension crackled in the air. Gable, the usually composed medical practitioner, paced restlessly, a scalpel twirling in his fingers. The family watched in stunned silence, aware that this was no ordinary display of frustration. "What on earth are you planning with that, Gab?" Emma, his sister, questioned cautiously, eyeing the scalpel warily. Her voice was tinged with concern and confusion. Gable stopped, his gaze intense. "What if I just undid everything? Alex's legs, Lillian's arm... I fixed them once, I can unfix them." The room fell into a deeper silence. Emma sighed heavily, "Gab, I’ve cut ties with them. Your actions... they won't change the past." Gable's face hardened. "They wronged you, Emma. I can’t just stand by. If not for you, I would have never saved them in the first place." Emma, torn between her desire for peace and Gable's anger, tried to reason with him. "Revenge isn't the answer. This won't bring any peace." But