Sandra was studying his face. “Do you think you could?”
“I don’t know. Kincaid doesn’t want me to take the case. If I did take it, I could lose the partnership.”
“Oh.” There was a long silence. When he spoke, David said, “I have a choice.”
“I can say no to Dr. Patterson and become a partner in the firm,”
or I can defend his daughter and probably go on an unpaid leave, and see what happens afterward.
Sandra was listening quietly. “There are people much better qualified to handle Ashley’s case,”
“but for some damn reason, her father won’t hear of anyone else.”
“I don’t know why he’s so stubborn about it, but he is. If I take the case and I don’t get the partnership,”
we’ll have to forget about moving. We’ll have to forget about a lot of our plans, Sandra.
Sandra said softly, “I remember before we were married, you told me about him.”
“He was one of the busiest doctors in the world, but he found time to help a penniless young boy.”
“He was your hero, David. You said that if we ever had a son, you would want him to grow up to be like Steven Patterson.”
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