Chapter 66: A Newfound Tenderness
(Author's POV)
Caroline ignored the questioning look her assistant, Ethan, shot her from the side. She knew exactly what the men in this room were expecting to see. They wanted a woman broken by a messy divorce, a weeping ex-wife, or at least a novice crumbling under the pressure of a billion-dollar legacy.
She stood at the head of the long mahogany table, looking less like a victim and more like a shark that had just caught the scent of blood in the water.
"You aren't seeing the board," Caroline said, her voice cool and steady. "When I propose a private children's hospital, I am not talking about charity. I am talking about an ecosystem."
She paced slowly. "A hospital means exclusive contracts for medical equipment. It means controlling pharmace
