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Author: Selome
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Chapter 21: Board meeting

The boardroom was silent, it was just the rhythmic ticking of the old brass clock on the wall and the shuffle of papers as the legal officer glanced through a file. The heavy, solemn air weighed down on me like a winter storm, cold and suffocating.

Mia sat beside me, legs crossed elegantly, her expression unreadable but I knew her well enough to recognize the quiet smugness that she tried to veil behind that stoic facade.

The hospital’s manager, a middle-aged woman named Dr. Bertram with thick glasses and a silver bob, finally spoke.

“Elena Rivers and Mia Collins, thank you for coming. We called you both here today to address the prescription error that occurred yesterday. This is a serious matter, and we’ve brought in our legal department to ensure full transparency.”

My stomach twisted. I nodded once. Mia gave a small, respectful smile.

“Miss Rivers, we’ve reviewed your report,” the legal officer began. “You claim that intern Collins deliberately swapped
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