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ass-walled room. They pushed a heavy defibrillat

ns popping on his forehead. He gripped a hot cup of coffee so hard the cardboard

y walked out. His green scrubs were soaked in Hank'

between the aorta and the heart wall. It's one millimeter away from a fatal ruptur

egs gave out. She collapsed onto the plastic waitin

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apels of his suit. "Find him! Pay

the penthouse suite of a

bank of monitors. She watched the live security fe

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st sent an emergency ping through the encr

old, cruel smile. She nodded

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lter that displayed only a rotating, black medical cross. S

illed the screen. "Chiron! Please, name your

ophone. She spoke exactly

said, her voice flat. "Wired immediately

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and. "There is on

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ly hold a press conference. You will announce the total severing of all b

.. that's impossible. We have billions tied up in joint

ckle through the modulator. She reached out and

een wen

ared at his blank phone in horror. "

nurse screamed. "H

s shirt, shaking him violently. "Do it! Give

h the glass. He ground his teeth togeth

d on the screen again, Theod

itter account and every major financial news netwo

roup's stock price plummeted, wiping out hu

a luxury spa

mpagne. She glanced at the flat-screen TV mounted

champagne flute at the television. The glass shattered