In an instant, everyone in the room swiveled their heads sharply towards Claire, their piercing gazes pinning her as if she were already trapped, with no escape in sight.
The air around them seemed to freeze, thick and suffocating, pressing down on everyone like a heavy, unwelcome blanket.
Katherine sauntered forward, a smug grin stretching across her face. "Claire," she sneered, "what kind of trick do you think you can pull now to prove your innocence?"
Jake, his brow deeply furrowed, spoke in a cold, unyielding tone, "Claire, if you can't produce solid evidence right now, for the sake of the hospital's reputation and to prevent further damage, I'll have no choice but to let you go. It's nothing personal—just protocol."
Claire's heart plummeted like a stone. This job was supposed to b
