Chapter 105

When Wendy arrived at Gregory's office and pushed the door open, she saw about six older professionals already seated inside the modest-sized room. Their gazes turned to her, openly sizing her up. Gregory rose to greet her. "Wendy, come on in." She stepped forward and greeted everyone politely. Some of the faces were familiar from medical journals—people she'd never met in person but knew to be longtime colleagues of Gregory. The rest were introduced to her by Gregory himself. "So this is Dr. Sanders. No wonder—she's one of Dr. Hendrix's students. Young and promising, just as expected." After that compliment, the others followed with their own praise. Wendy received their words with poise and responded to each in turn. It wasn't until ten minutes later that they got down to business. Gregory looked at her. "For the time being, I'd like you to ease off your current caseload and reduce your clinic hours. There's a very important and complex case we need you to join for discussio