Alex left immediately.
Izzy sat alone in her hospital room, the flash drive still sitting on the table beside her bed. She stared at it as if it might explode.
A nurse came in to check her blood pressure. It was high again.
"You need to calm down," the nurse said.
"I know."
"Whatever's stressing you***"
"I can't avoid it."
The nurse frowned but said nothing.
After she left, Izzy called Sophie.
"Vivienne's in the hospital," she said when Sophie answered. "Possible stroke."
"Jesus. When?"
"Just now. Alex went to be with her."
"How convenient."
"What do you mean?"
"Izzy, come on. Alex confronted Vivienne yesterday, she admitted everything, and today she has a medical emergency. That's suspicious."
"You think she's faking?"
"I think Vivienne's very good at controlling narrative
