I shook my head, my expression calm. "I don't know whether she's just an i***t or whether someone is using her."
Charles didn't ask any more questions and drove me home.
The moment I got out of the car, Maria called again.
"Dr. Nelson, could you please come back to the hospital? I really don't know who else to turn to..."
In the background, Brian's hysterical shouting echoed through the phone.
"I already said I'm not agreeing to the amputation! Yet all of you would rather believe that quack! My leg can still be saved! Cathy told me this is a normal reaction. Once I finish the rehabilitation program, I'll be able to walk again. I only ended up like this because I got too emotional today and fell down the stairs!"
Maria's voice was full of panic. "Brian, every specialist says you need
