The Revenge of One Humiliated
Every trace of tears has disappeared, burned away by a sudden necessity.
— Doctor, I want you to do everything that is humanly and medically possible. Absolutely everything. The best specialists, the most advanced treatments, regardless of cost. I will cover everything. You will personally inform me of every development, no matter how small.
The doctor, a man of a certain age with features drawn by nights like this one, slowly nods. He is accustomed to family requests, to promises made in panic.
— We always do our best, Mrs. Hammond. The care is…