Stepping-Stone for Mia novel · Chapter 17 of 24
Chapter 17: No Deal
"Quietly," I said. "What does quietly mean?"
The CEO glanced at the lawyer.
"Dr. Mia Harwood takes a leave of absence for her health," the lawyer said. "She completes her training at another program. There's no finding. No report."
"A clean letter," I said.
"A neutral letter."
"So she gets a new hospital, and a new night shift, and a new pager."
Bennett leaned forward.
"She's twenty-seven, Sarah. She made one mistake on one night. Are you really going to end her life over it?"
"Kelly Beal was twenty-nine."
"That's not the same thing."
"No," I said. "It isn't. Kelly doesn't get a leave of absence."
The CEO cleared his throat.
"Let's not personalize this."
"It's a dead woman with a name. It's already personal."
I looked down at the twelve pages again.
My suspension, gone.
Philadelphia, back.
My father's name, clean.
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