Blood and Mercy
“I want to walk you through it so there are no surprises.”
My hands are still in my lap. I don’t reach for it, just stare at the folder.
“The position is live-in,” she continues. “But I’m willing to be flexible. Four days a week at the estate. Three days you’re free to maintain your work at the hospital, your personal life, whatever you need. I understand you have family obligations.”
I blink. “How did you know I—”
“I did my research, Miss Brennan.” She opens the folder. Slides a sheet of paper toward me. “Your mother is a patient at St. Mercy’s. Stage four cancer. Surgery scheduled for…” She glances at the paper. “Well. Pending funding, I assume.”
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