Just as Nathan was about to close his laptop, his phone buzzed on his desk.
Incoming Call: PR Liaison
Great.
He answered on the second ring. “What now?”
“Nice to hear your voice, too, Dr. Hayes.” The woman on the other end sounded amused. “Listen, just a heads-up—Medical Weekly wants a follow-up interview with you. Something about the rivalry-turned-partnership angle. They’re eating it up.”
Nathan frowned. “No.”
“You don’t have a choice. It’s already in motion. Isla is on board.”
His chest tightened. “She agreed?”
“Yep. You’ll be sitting down together next week. Should be fun.”
Nathan muttered a curse under his breath. Of course. Of course Isla had already agreed, already planned to face the media head-on while he was still struggling to pull himself together. Maybe she had just f
