Dr. Lawson's voice on the other end was a mess of tears and panicked breathing. "Mrs. Wade, you've put me in an impossible position.""When can I actually come back home? God"The young nurse hovering nearby sounded even more desperate. "I don't want to stay overseas. I want to go home. Dr. Lawson, please, ask Mrs. Wade."Before he could say anything else, Claire cut in. "How do you think Jonathan Reid handles people who cross him?""What you two did the malpractice, the cover-up that's not a slap on the wrist. That's prison.""So, Dr. Lawson. Are you really planning to spend the rest of your life behind bars?""At least where you are now, you're free.""Once this all blows over, I can arrange new identities, get you both relocated somewhere fresh. You can rebuild.""Go back now, and there's no coming back from that. It's over.""Have you really thought this through? You want to come back to that?"The thought of a cold, hopeless prison sentence made him swallow hard. "No. I won't com
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