"MR CARTER, ARE you still there?" The secretary called. "Mr Carter, are you still-"The ringing finally stopped in Jean's ears, but his vision was still blurry. He looked around the room, trying to focus his gaze on something, or someone but it wasn't working. He took in a deep breath and said in a somewhat steady voice, "What did you say? Say it again." He wanted to believe that he had heard wrong. He hoped that he had heard the wrong thing."I'm sorry, sir," the secretary said. "It is just what I heard when I began investigating why the payment was being declined. So i-""For God's sake!" Jean swore in French. "I do not give a rat's ass what you did. Just repeat what you said earlier."The secretary cleared his throat fearfully and said. "The doctor, Avery Quinn, is dead.""No, no, no..." Jean cried. He stood up from the table when he realized that he was starting to alarm Kelvin.Kelvin, Jean closed his eyes in pain and anguish as he thought of his son. How was he going to take th
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