rs ended a video call. On the screen, the face of Dr. Julian Carlisle, a m

moments before, "your though

e, but not aggressive. With the new targeted therapies we're developing in Zurich, w

ving no room for debate. "Implement that pro

"Why are we funneling this through the Sterlings' attending physicia

or now, you will simply be a 'consultant' they were lucky to get. Just ensure that wh

Julian had sighed,

said to his assistant. "The guest list for ton

She informed Evan that he was to escort Frances to the Wint

her voice sharp. "Alexander Winters needs to see a united fron

is earlier humiliation, agr

insisted Jenna come along, seating her in the front passenger seat w

iew mirror. Jenna would occasionally glance back, a small, pitying smile on her face. She spoke loudly about

ng to, badly. The enclosed space of the car felt suffocating, t

another second. The sound of their lau

, her voice dangerously

ure contempt. "Don't be dramatic. We're in the middle of nowhere. Y

simply opened the door and

r action stunned the

ating back. He gunned the engine, the tires squealing a

r hair across her face. The humiliation was a bitter taste in her mou

to order a ride-share, he

eech to a halt; it simply appeared, a silent, black

ed down. A driver in a cris

asked, his voice c

m with suspicio

river's lips. "Mr. Winters sent me. He th

impassive face. He thought she might need it.

ng, flooded her chest. It was the feel

slid into the plush leather inter