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A fresh wave of betrayal blanched her already pale face “Dr Luiz has known for a ” She winced, paced back across the roo in her eyes

A desire to take away her hurt hit him, to somehow undo what had been done Impossible He knew that But he hated his indirect role in the pain she was suffering

“He should have told me I deserved to know before an announcement was made”

“He told you today Before an announcereat respect for you He was adaious place on my team”

“As your second-in-command,” she bit out, not impressed “Just as I’m his second-in-command”

“You’re young, Natalie”

“What does that have to do with anything?” she huffed “I have been with Dr Luiz for years Did my residency at Memphis Children’s I’ve worked rae have to do with anything?”

She was right Had Matthew not intervened, she would have been nay with Dr Luiz’s semi-retirement

“I don’t knohat to tell you, Natalie I can’t speak for Dr Luiz or the hospital board I interviewed for a position that I needed, and when my terms were met, I accepted”

“That you needed?” she scoffed “You head up your teaious hospitals in the world Why come here?”

She was right He’d never have chosen to leave Boston had it been just him involved

“Relocating to Memphis makes Carrie’s life better”

Taken aback, she stared at hinized, “Who is Carrie?”

Matthew took a deep breath “Mydaughter”

CHAPTER SEVEN