timing is too convenient, Cecily.”
I still remembered those words.
I asked what he meant.
He accused me of trying to stop him from leaving.
No medical record, appointment confirmation, or explanation changed his mind because he had already chosen what he wanted to believe.
Within days, he was gone.
And he never learned the whole truth.
My chief of staff, Delaney Frost, entered my office carrying a folder.
She noticed my expression immediately.
“What happened?”
I handed her the phone.
She read the message, then slowly looked at me.
