Doctor Boss Is My Baby Daddy novel · Chapter 19 of 24

Chapter 19: The Board

The board chair played the recording twice.

The first time, she sat with her pen capped and her eyes on the table.

The second time, she watched Lenore.

Lenore sat beside her lawyer with her hands folded and her face composed, and she did not look at the speaker once.

When Bridget's voice cracked on the tape, her father shut his eyes.

When the part came about the clinic, a man on the board set his water glass down so carefully that it made no sound.

"It's been edited," the lawyer said, when it ended.

"By whom?" the chair asked. "Miss Lindquist's phone has been examined by our own technician since Saturday. There is a single file, unbroken."

"Madam chair, a recording made without consent..."

"Wisconsin is a one-party state, counsel. I looked it up myself." She turned to Lenore. "Dr. Wellington. Is that your voice?"

Lenore looked at her.

For a long time, she said nothing.

"It's a private conversation," she said at last, softly. "It was never meant to be heard."

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