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Chapter 6

Author: Verdant Milk
The hospital slapped together an investigation team and dragged me into a conference room.

Stuart was one of the people questioning me.

Every question was a setup. No matter what I said, I'd lose.

"During the surgery, did you forcibly take over the intern's procedure?" he asked.

"There was no force. The patient started—"

"Yes or no." He didn't even blink. "Was your name on that paper?"

"That's a stupid question. I wrote it."

"Yes or no."

Yeah. On purpose.

I was already clocking this who
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