The negotiation wasn't even finished when the roar of the Maybach’s engine drowned out everything else. Derek Faulkner didn't wait for a formal escort. He slammed the luxury sedan into gear, the tires screaming as they bit into the asphalt, and tore away from Newbridge Preschool toward Riverbend General Hospital.
"Quickly! Follow him!"
Lionel Graves scrambled into his own black Mercedes, barking orders at his chauffeur while simultaneously grabbing his secretary by the shoulder. "Call the hospital director! Now! Tell him to mobilize the entire specialist panel. I want the absolute best medical team the city has to offer. If a single one of them is missing when we arrive, tell him he can start looking for a new career in the underclass!"
As the billionaire's fleet prepared to move, Selen
