I don’t accept are ten days of galas, television interviews, and award ceremonies without thirty seconds to check if your wife survived peritonitis.”
David fell silent.
He never raised the subject again.
A few days later, I accepted an assignment leading an independent external quality audit at Metropolitan General.
To prevent any conflict of interest, I recused myself completely from cardiology. A colleague handled that department while I oversaw administrative compliance, patient safety, and institutional governance.
Marcus was furious when he learned I was auditing hospital management.
Through Sarah, he
