Chapter6

Under the careful watch of my parents and the servants, Gianna was now toddling, and I was able to throw myself back into my career. Late in the study, my phone screen lit up with incessant message notifications from former colleagues at Lucia's Sanctuary on social media. These doctors, who had once fought side-by-side with me, were now struggling in that decaying hospital. "For the Moon Goddess's sake," Dr. John's message was laced with clear anger, "That Lucia is treating the hospital like her personal playground. Yesterday, to cut costs, she actually used shamanic herbs instead of antibiotics! Last week's appendectomy nearly caused a major medical incident!" I gently ran my finger along the rim of my coffee cup, the small spoon inside reflecting a cold light. The photos sent by Nurse Katherine were even more distressing—the remaining surgical instruments in the storage room were oxidizing and turning black, and Lucia wouldn't even pay for their maintenance and replacement. How i