The nurse gave Izzy medication to bring her blood pressure down.
"You need to stay calm," she said. "No more board meetings."
"Noted."
After the nurse left, Izzy lay in the dark trying to process what she'd just witnessed.
Alex had kicked Julian off the board. His own brother. The person who'd been trying to get justice for Lila.
Or was he? The more Izzy thought about it, the less certain she became.
Her phone buzzed. Alex.
*On my way to you. Need to explain.*
*Okay.*
Twenty minutes later, he walked in looking exhausted.
"Before you say anything," he started.
"I'm not saying anything. I'm listening."
He sat down heavily. "Julian crossed a line."
"By documenting what Vivienne did?"
"By weaponizing it. By turning the board meeting into a public execution."
"The board needed to
