en only by the faint, rhythmic ticking of the

room, sweating profusely. A.C. Rowe stood right behind him. The doctor looked at the Wall S

or! Under the HIPAA privacy rule, you cannot disclose my

processed the doctor's pathetic attempt to hide behind policy. He turn

lso the majority shareholder of the firm currently bu

stantly. He read the entire surgical report out loud: Retina

ontacts listed, his thick eyebrows pulled together. His logical brain hit a massive error.

her. He just

P suite immediately," Jakobe

yelled, gripping the sheets. "I

"You can't even walk to the sink without falling over.

e, the air smelling of expensive lavender diffusers instead of bleach. The nur

t. The heavy door clicked

nds in his pockets, and stared out at the Manhattan skyli

phone screen lit up, a loud ch

ock the phone to delete it. But her thumb slipped, and s

laying the voicemail on maximum speaker volume. Hermin

minia's voice screamed from the speaker.

e, trying to press the power button,

inued, dripping with venom. "Use your body. Do whatever it takes to get Jakobe to inject capital i

rush the power button, and the phone went dea

of humiliation so massive it felt like a physical crushing weight slammed i

nd. His eyes were pitch black as he star

she was alone, why she acted like a cor

te her further. He just stood there in absolute silence

s of data and profit margins, a stra