CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN – THE DOCTOR’S RECORDS

In the days and weeks that followed, Lance poured every ounce of his being into unraveling the twisted web of deceit that Dr. Foster had so meticulously woven. He scoured public records, cross-referenced personal histories, and left no stone unturned in his relentless pursuit of the truth. What he uncovered sent waves of revulsion rippling through him – a sordid tapestry of unethical practices, questionable methodologies, and a deeply unsettling obsession with certain patients that bordered on the pathological. Dr. Foster's past was littered with allegations of misconduct, from inappropriate boundary violations to outright manipulation and coercion of those under her care. Time and again, she had skirted the edges of propriety, exploiting the vulnerabilities of her patients for her own twisted ends. Yet, like a master illusionist, she had always managed to evade the consequences of her actions, slipping through the cracks of the system with a deftness that left Lance's head spinning