Chapter\u00a029\u00a0<\/p>\n
88%\u00a0<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
Alan\u00a0sat\u00a0across\u00a0from\u00a0Sydney\u2019s\u00a0desk.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0felt\u00a0the\u00a0pressure\u00a0rise\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0wrote the prescription.\u00a0Alan\u00a0still\u00a0had\u00a0to\u00a0approve\u00a0it.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0patient,\u00a0referred\u00a0by\u00a0a\u00a0friend,\u00a0joked,\u00a0\u201cDr.\u00a0Wilson,\u00a0with\u00a0you\u00a0looking\u00a0this\u00a0serious,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0starting\u00a0to\u00a0think\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0sicker\u00a0than\u00a0I\u00a0thought.\u201d<\/p>\n
Everyone\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0clinic\u00a0knew\u00a0Alan\u00a0mentored\u00a0both\u00a0Sydney\u00a0and\u00a0Marcus.<\/p>\n
Alan\u00a0smiled.\u00a0\u201cRelax.\u00a0She\u00a0handles\u00a0tough\u00a0cases.\u00a0Yours?\u00a0A\u00a0piece\u00a0of\u00a0cake.\u00a0She\u00a0just\u00a0always\u00a0thinks\u00a0of\u00a0herself\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0student\u00a0when\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0around.\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0skimmed\u00a0the\u00a0prescription\u00a0and\u00a0returned\u00a0it\u00a0without\u00a0comment.\u00a0Over\u00a0the\u00a0years,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0had\u00a0proven the\u00a0most\u00a0gifted\u00a0student\u00a0in\u00a0medicine\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0ever\u00a0met.\u00a0If\u00a0not\u00a0for\u00a0that\u00a0meddling\u00a0old\u00a0woman\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0Sterling\u00a0family,\u00a0her\u00a0career\u00a0would\u00a0have\u00a0soared\u00a0long ago.\u00a0She wouldn\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0hide\u00a0behind\u00a0pseudonyms\u00a0on\u00a0research projects\u00a0either.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe\u00a0approach\u00a0is\u00a0solid.\u00a0The\u00a0dosage\u00a0is\u00a0spot\u00a0on.\u00a0One\u00a0dose\u00a0should\u00a0do\u00a0the\u00a0trick,\u201d\u00a0Alan\u00a0said.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0patient\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0diagnosed\u00a0with\u00a0severe\u00a0enteritis\u00a0through\u00a0colonoscopy.\u00a0They\u00a0had\u00a0tried\u00a0various\u00a0medications,\u00a0but\u00a0the\u00a0symptoms\u00a0kept returning.\u00a0Finally,\u00a0they\u00a0came\u00a0to\u00a0Sydney\u00a0as\u00a0a<\/p>\n
last\u00a0resort.<\/p>\n
After\u00a0checking\u00a0the\u00a0pulse, Sydney\u00a0concluded\u00a0the\u00a0root\u00a0cause\u00a0was\u00a0not\u00a0inflammation\u00a0but\u00a0excessive\u00a0anxiety.\u00a0She\u00a0reversed\u00a0the\u00a0usual\u00a0treatment\u00a0approach.\u00a0Instead\u00a0of\u00a0targeting\u00a0inflammation,\u00a0she\u00a0worked\u00a0against\u00a0it.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0patient\u00a0had\u00a0arrived\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0\u201clet\u2019s\u00a0just\u00a0try\u00a0it\u201d\u00a0attitude,\u00a0but\u00a0hearing\u00a0Alan\u2019s\u00a0assessment\u00a0immediately\u00a0eased\u00a0their\u00a0nerves.\u00a0Grinning,\u00a0they\u00a0said,\u00a0\u201cDr. Wilson,\u00a0next\u00a0time\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0bringing\u00a0a\u00a0gift\u00a0to\u00a0thank\u00a0you properly!\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0waved her hand\u00a0quickly.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019d\u00a0rather\u00a0you\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0come\u00a0back.\u00a0But\u00a0remember\u00a0to\u00a0keep\u00a0a\u00a0good\u00a0mood.\u00a0Nothing\u2019s\u00a0more\u00a0important\u00a0than\u00a0your\u00a0health.\u201d<\/p>\n
1\/3<\/p>\n
5:50\u00a0AM\u00a0Sun\u00a024\u00a0Aug<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a029<\/p>\n
If all\u00a0went\u00a0well,\u00a0seven\u00a0doses\u00a0would\u00a0likely\u00a0do\u00a0the\u00a0job.\u00a0Still,\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0doctor,\u00a0she\u00a0refused\u00a0to<\/p>\n
overpromise.<\/p>\n
After\u00a0the\u00a0final\u00a0patient\u00a0left,\u00a0Alan\u00a0stood.\u00a0\u201cCome\u00a0on.\u00a0My\u00a0wife\u2019s\u00a0almost\u00a0done\u00a0cooking\u00a0back<\/p>\n
home.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLooks\u00a0like\u00a0Marcus\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0are\u00a0in\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0treat.\u201d<\/p>\n
88%<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
Alan\u2019s\u00a0wife,\u00a0Eliana\u00a0Lambert,\u00a0was\u00a0not\u00a0only\u00a0an\u00a0excellent\u00a0cook\u00a0but\u00a0also\u00a0deeply\u00a0thoughtful.\u00a0Every\u00a0time\u00a0Sydney\u00a0visited,\u00a0Eliana\u00a0would\u00a0prepare\u00a0all\u00a0her\u00a0favorite\u00a0dishes.<\/p>\n
Marcus\u00a0waited\u00a0in the\u00a0car\u00a0outside.<\/p>\n
Alan\u00a0only\u00a0visited\u00a0the\u00a0clinic\u00a0once\u00a0a\u00a0month.\u00a0Thanks\u00a0to\u00a0Sydney,\u00a0Marcus\u00a0seized\u00a0every\u00a0moment\u00a0and\u00a0spent\u00a0the\u00a0entire\u00a0drive\u00a0discussing\u00a0tricky\u00a0cases\u00a0with\u00a0their\u00a0mentor.<\/p>\n
Eventually,\u00a0Alan\u00a0grew\u00a0exasperated.\u00a0\u201cSydney\u00a0never\u00a0treats\u00a0me\u00a0like\u00a0a\u00a0free\u00a0consultation<\/p>\n
hotline.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marcus\u00a0remained\u00a0unfazed.\u00a0Glancing\u00a0at\u00a0Sydney\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0rearview\u00a0mirror,\u00a0he\u00a0said\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0warm\u00a0smile,\u00a0\u201cShe\u2019s\u00a0studied\u00a0under\u00a0you\u00a0for\u00a0so\u00a0many\u00a0years.\u00a0If\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0being\u00a0technical,\u00a0I\u00a0should\u00a0be\u00a0calling\u00a0her\u00a0senior.\u201d<\/p>\n
That\u00a0was\u00a0true.\u00a0Alan\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0Marcus\u2018\u00a0university\u00a0professor,\u00a0but\u00a0Sydney\u00a0had\u00a0studied\u00a0directly\u00a0under him\u00a0since\u00a0childhood.\u00a0He\u00a0was\u00a0undeniably\u00a0biased\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0favor.\u00a0He\u00a0had\u00a0not\u00a0retired\u00a0until\u00a0Sydney\u00a0got\u00a0into\u00a0Jouleston\u00a0University.\u00a0He\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0guide\u00a0her\u00a0through\u00a0graduation\u00a0before\u00a0stepping\u00a0away.<\/p>\n
After\u00a0that,\u00a0no\u00a0matter\u00a0how many\u00a0times\u00a0the\u00a0school\u00a0or education\u00a0board\u00a0called,\u00a0he\u00a0refused\u00a0to\u00a0return.\u00a0Sydney\u00a0was\u00a0his\u00a0only\u00a0true\u00a0apprentice.<\/p>\n
Still,\u00a0she\u00a0dared\u00a0not\u00a0let\u00a0her\u00a0boss\u00a0call\u00a0her\u00a0\u201csenior.\u201d\u00a0Laughing,\u00a0she\u00a0said,\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0might\u00a0say\u00a0it,\u00a0but<\/p>\n
I\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0dare\u00a0answer.\u201d<\/p>\n
They\u00a0joked\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0car\u00a0pulled\u00a0up\u00a0in\u00a0front\u00a0of\u00a0Alan\u2019s\u00a0home,\u00a0a\u00a0peaceful\u00a0neighborhood\u00a0tucked\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0city\u2019s\u00a0noise.\u00a0The\u00a0space\u00a0between\u00a0houses\u00a0was\u00a0wide,\u00a0and\u00a0every\u00a0villa\u00a0enjoyed<\/p>\n
plenty\u00a0of\u00a0sunlight.<\/p>\n
2\/3<\/p>\n
5:50\u00a0AM\u00a0Sun\u00a024\u00a0Aug<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a029<\/p>\n
88%<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
Hearing\u00a0the\u00a0engine,\u00a0Eliana\u00a0came\u00a0out\u00a0to\u00a0greet\u00a0them,\u00a0mock\u2013scolding,\u00a0\u201cSydney,\u00a0Marcus,\u00a0you<\/p>\n
two\u00a0haven\u2019t\u00a0visited\u00a0in forever.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0focused\u00a0on\u00a0wellness\u00a0and\u00a0looked\u00a0radiant,\u00a0like\u00a0someone\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0early\u00a0fifties.<\/p>\n
Marcus\u00a0came\u00a0prepared,\u00a0bringing\u00a0two\u00a0gifts\u00a0after\u00a0hearing\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0visit.<\/p>\n
As\u00a0Sydney\u00a0helped carry\u00a0them,\u00a0she smiled\u00a0brightly.\u00a0\u201cEliana,\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0be\u00a0coming\u00a0often\u00a0now.\u00a0Hope\u00a0you\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0get\u00a0tired\u00a0of\u00a0me.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0was\u00a0no\u00a0longer\u00a0the\u00a0Hamptons\u2018\u00a0daughter\u2013in\u2013law.\u00a0Her\u00a0schedule\u00a0had\u00a0finally\u00a0opened.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh,\u00a0I\u2019d\u00a0love\u00a0that.\u201d\u00a0Eliana\u00a0had\u00a0only\u00a0one\u00a0son\u00a0but\u00a0always\u00a0treated\u00a0Sydney,\u00a0who\u00a0grew\u00a0up\u00a0under\u00a0her\u00a0husband\u2019s\u00a0wing,\u00a0like\u00a0a\u00a0half\u2013daughter.\u00a0Hearing\u00a0that\u00a0made\u00a0her\u00a0genuinely\u00a0happy.<\/p>\n
Alan\u00a0ushered\u00a0them inside.\u00a0Suddenly,\u00a0Eliana\u00a0paused,\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0flickering\u00a0to\u00a0Sydney\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0brief\u00a0hesitation.\u00a0\u201cOh,\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0got\u00a0a\u00a0guest.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWho\u00a0is\u00a0it?\u201d<\/p>\n
Given\u00a0Alan\u2019s\u00a0status,\u00a0guests\u00a0usually\u00a0booked\u00a0appointments\u00a0at\u00a0least\u00a0a\u00a0week in\u00a0advance.<\/p>\n
Eliana\u2019s\u00a0expression\u00a0showed\u00a0it\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0a\u00a0relative\u00a0either.\u00a0This\u00a0person\u00a0had\u00a0not\u00a0called ahead\u00a0or\u00a0been\u00a0family\u00a0but\u00a0still\u00a0walked\u00a0into their\u00a0home.<\/p>\n
Alan\u00a0stepped\u00a0toward\u00a0the\u00a0entryway,\u00a0glancing\u00a0inside\u00a0just\u00a0as\u00a0Eliana\u00a0said,\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0that\u00a0Sterling\u00a0boy.\u00a0Said\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0a\u00a0pharmaceutical\u00a0project\u00a0he\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0discuss\u00a0with\u00a0you.\u201d<\/p>\n
3\/3<\/p>\n
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