Chapter 5 - The Trap at the BoardroomFive days later.
The grand boardroom of St. Jude Hospital was packed with senior department heads, legal representatives, and members of the Board of Trustees.
Cameron sat at the center table beside his high-priced defense attorney, holding a leather folder. Beside him sat Sophie, wearing a conservative navy suit, trying her best to look like an innocent, victimized intern.
They believed this was a routine peer-review hearing regarding a "tragic medical misjudgment during a difficult labor."
The Board Chairman, Dr. Arthur Vance, cleared his throat. “We are here to review the events of October 14th regarding Dr. Amelia Grant’s emergency delivery and the subsequent suspension of Dr. Cameron Bennett.”
Cameron stood up, putting on his most polished, professional expression.
“Members of the board,” Cameron began, his voice practiced and smooth. “I deep regret the complications that occurred. However, as the attending physician, I made a real-time clinical judgment based on the patient's extreme emotional volatility. Dr. Grant was hyperventilating, uncooperative, and struck my intern, creating a chaotic operating environment.”
Sophie wiped a fake tear from her eye, nodding solemnly.
“Is that so, Dr. Bennett?” a sharp, clear voice echoed from the back of the boardroom.
The heavy double doors opened.
I walked into the boardroom. I wore a tailored black suit, my hair styled impeccably, my posture straight and commanding. I carried no physical weakness in my steps. I walked with the authority of the Chief of Emergency Medicine.
Beside me walked Marcus Sterling, carrying a laptop, flanked by two plainclothes officers from the State Attorney General’s Financial Crimes Unit.
Cameron steeled his jaw, staring at me in shock. “Amelia? You shouldn't be out of bed—”
“I am the Chief of Emergency Medicine at this hospital, Cameron,” I said, walking up to the head of the table, looking down at him with icy superiority. “And today, I am delivering my final report.”
Marcus set the laptop onto the center podium, connecting it to the boardroom’s massive 4K projection screens.
“Members of the board,” I announced, pressing a button on the remote. “Before we discuss clinical protocols, let’s review the room’s audio and video recordings.”
May you like
Sophie’s face turned deathly pale. “What recordings? The delivery room cameras were down for maintenance!”
“The main overhead cameras were down,” I smiled coldly. “But the high-definition telemetry monitors in Delivery Suite Three feature automated 24-hour audio-visual black-box recording systems—a security upgrade I personally installed last year.”
Related Stories
