(Amelia)
I found out he owned a piece of my hospital in a meeting I couldn't get out of.
The research chair came with obligations. Quarterly reviews with the people whose money kept the labs running. I'd known Cross Holdings was on the funding list. I'd made my peace with a name on a page. A name on a page is a small thing. You can work under a name on a page and never think about the man behind it.
Then I walked into the boardroom and the man behind it was sitting at the head of the table.
He didn't look surprised to see me. That was the first thing I understood. He'd known I'd be here. He'd probably arranged to be here because I would.
"Dr. Carter," he said, like we were strangers, like there wasn't a whole ruined marriage sitting in the room with us. "Thank you for joining us."
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