Chapter 6

I looked at Dr. Kelly, the second person willing to help me.

The first was Craig, a homeless man, and the second was a doctor. Both were total strangers with no relation to me.

"Dr. Kelly?"

"Yes?"

"Thank you. But... if my dad finds out, will he come after you?"

Dr. Kelly gave a soft smile. "The very first day I became a doctor, I swore an oath to save lives. Your father donating a building is impressive, but a building can't buy my conscience."

Later that day, Sandra came to the hospital to pick me up.

She wore her signature "loving mother" expression. "Freya, sweetie, Mommy's here to take you home."

Dr. Kelly stepped right in front of her. "Mrs. Mason, her condition is unstable right now. I strongly recommend keeping her here under observation for a few more days."

Sandra's smile froze. "Dr. Kelly, we can take care of her just as well at home."

"Then why is her medication dosage completely wrong?"

Dr. Kelly looked straight at her. "Given her condition, she should be taking three doses of Amiodarone daily. Yet the drug concentration in her system is barely one-third of what it should be. Unless, of course, someone deliberately cut her dosage."

Sandra’s face went pale. "What... what are you implying?"

"I'm not implying anything. I'm stating medical facts."

Dr. Kelly snapped the medical chart shut. "She cannot be discharged right now. If you insist on taking her home, you'll need to sign an 'Against Medical Advice' release form. That document will be permanently filed, and if anything happens to her, the hospital will hand it over to the proper authorities."

Sandra stood frozen, her lips trembling. She knew that signing that paper meant leaving behind a paper trail to her.

"Fine. She stays," Sandra spat out, turning on her heel.

As she brushed past my hospital bed, she leaned in and hissed under her breath, "Freya, don't think for a second you can pull off any trouble."

I kept my head down, saying nothing.

Underneath the blanket, my thumb pressed the save button on the voice recorder.

File name: [Evidence_019_HospitalConfrontation]

That should be enough.

Without hesitation, I compiled every evidence file into a single package and sent it off. I quietly watched the screen as the upload was confirmed.

'Mom, Dad, this is the final gift I’ll ever give you. Make sure you catch it.'