{"id":9501,"date":"2025-08-21T21:15:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T21:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=9501"},"modified":"2025-08-21T21:15:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T21:15:50","slug":"ill-give-you-a-million-if-you-can-heal-me-the-billionaire-scoffed-until","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=9501","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019LL GIVE YOU A MILLION IF YOU CAN HEAL ME,\u201d THE BILLIONAIRE SCOFFED \u2014 UNTIL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-reader-unique-id=\"5\">It started as a dull throb in Alexander\u2019s legs, a sensation he hadn\u2019t felt in years since the accident. At first, he thought it was a cruel trick his mind was playing on him, a phantom pain deceiving him into hope. Yet, as the minutes ticked by, the sensation intensified, spreading like wildfire through limbs that once felt nothing. 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