Hank’s rising CA199 index finally made more than a dozen people in the group realize that Charlie possessed an invisible ability to determine a person’s fate.
At this point, Hank was filled with fear.
He was quickly injected with a contrast agent and wheeled into the hospital’s full-scan CT room.
The enormous machine was operating wildly around him, and its violent vibrations, loud roars, and alarming sounds only amplified his internal panic.
In the past, this advanced medical technology had represented power and wealth for him, providing a sense of security.
But now, this same equipment filled him with overwhelming dread and terror.
Since the scan required him to be circled from head to toe twice, the duration only intensified his suffering.
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