THEY CUT HER HAIR TO STOP HER FROM BECOMING DR. REYES—BUT THEY DIDN’T KNOW WHO WAS WAITING INSIDE THE DEFENSE ROOM
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Chapter 13 - Dr. Reyes Goes to Washington
Our research model was adopted in a national pilot program.
I testified before a congressional policy committee.
Dad sat behind me wearing the same suit he had worn to my dissertation defense.
Afterward, he hugged me.
“Your mother would be unbearable right now.”
I laughed through tears.
“She’d tell everyone?”
“Cashiers. Bus drivers. Random pedestrians.”
I touched her necklace.
“I wish she were here.”
Dad kissed my forehead.
“She is where she needs to be.”
That evening Julian joined us for dinner.
Dad raised his glass.
“To Dr. Reyes.”
Julian raised his.
“To Dr. Reyes.”
Nobody toasted Mrs. Mercer.
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Nobody treated marriage as my greatest accomplishment.
And that was exactly why I knew I was ready for it.
