Before the two inside could react, Gentry hurried out of the hospital room. Charlotte had just finished with a post–op patient and was on her way to check in on Judd when she spotted Gentry sneaking out, looking.. unusually furtive.

“Dr. Moore?” she called, her brow furrowing in confusion.

He jumped, visibly startled, then quickly put a finger to his lips. “Shh.”

“What’s going on?”

“His parents are here,” Gentry whispered, eyes wide. “The tension in there could choke a horse.”

Charlotte peered through the observation window. Sure enough, two more figures had joined Judd’s bedside.

The woman’s silhouette was striking–despite being over fifty, she carried herself with the poise and curves of someone half her age.

By contrast, Mrs. Rayburn had a fuller figure and a serene, matronly beauty, yet her features still held the grace of a classic beauty.

Wealthy families, Charlotte thought, their wives each beautiful in their

own way.

Mrs. Carstairs was sophisticated and alluring. Mrs. Rayburn had an ethereal elegance. And her own mother–in–law–pure, dignified, almost

untouchable.

for another look, but Gentry tugged her aside. “Take my advice–don’t stare. If Mr. and Mrs. Carstairs

really that bad?” she

were infamous for their drama when they were younger.” He paused,

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now, you’d better keep your head

ask more, but a nurse hurried over. “Dr. Sterling, there’s a commotion with one of the patient’s families. They’re insisting on moving out of the

patient just came out of surgery. He’s in a critical observation period. If we move him, our nurses can’t monitor his

that, but they won’t listen,” the nurse said,

took a steadying breath.

fell in step beside her. “I’m

headed to the ICU, where the chaos was impossible to miss. Candida was

room. Other families tried to calm her, but

nurse tried to intervene, only to be

trying to squeeze more money out of us! These so–called machines–two grand a day to run them? I don’t care if we’re

combative energy keeping

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