Chapter 23

Nicole calmly and steadily met the woman's hysterical gaze head-on. "You're calling me unethical. Do you have any proof?" she asked. The woman struggled violently, trying to wrench herself free. When she failed, her face contorted with fury as she stared at Nicole. "I know the woman next to you is rich. She is the wife of the CEO of Boyd Corporation. But having power doesn't mean you get to rewrite the truth. "Wrong is wrong. Why can't you admit it? Does being a doctor give you the right to do whatever you want?" Heidi's patience had finally reached its limit. She barked, "Stop standing there. Call the police!" "Go ahead. Call them!" the woman hissed. "Even if I die, people will rise and demand justice. A murderer goes to jail, but when a doctor kills someone, it's just a medical dispute. Where's the justice in that?" Her voice was sharp and cold, each word laced with so much anger that it left Heidi momentarily breathless. But Nicole kept her eyes on the woman, quietly ob