The hum of voices in the sleek glass conference room was low but constant, muffled slightly by the expansive windows lining one wall. Outside, the city buzzed with late-morning life, but inside, everything was sterile and still—just like the contracts spread before them.
Nathan leaned back in his chair, half-listening to the back-and-forth between the lead counsel and one of the investors as they dissected a subsection of the agreement for the joint clinic. It was supposed to be a formality, just dotting the i's and crossing the t's.
He sipped his coffee, eyes skimming across a clause he had already scanned twice, when something sharp sliced through the fog of corporate speak.
“…And as for the holistic representative, we’ve added language to ensure Dr. Hayes remains unaffected by any fa
