A Woman Worth Billions Dated the Wrong Brother novel Chapter 410

While We Wait 2

Jason POV

Despite everything, a breath that was almost a laugh escaped me.

“That sounds right.”

“She stood over me asking how long every test would take, why it couldn’t be done faster and whether I needed more equipment. Then she started offering to buy equipment.”

“Also sounds right.”

“At one point, I’m fairly certain she offered to buy the laboratory.”

I closed my eyes briefly.

Of course she had.

Emory’s smile disappeared as quickly as it had come.

“I’ll look at it myself.”

“Thank you.”

“I’ll need access to her blood work, the food samples and whatever they recovered from the syringe.”

“Mr. Stait has them.”

“I know. I work for him, remember?”

I looked toward Mr. Stait.

He was already watching us.

Emory followed my gaze and added, “And before you start ordering me to break six protocols, I’ll talk to him.”

“I’m not asking you to break protocols.”

“Amber said that too.”

I almost smiled again.

Almost.

Then I looked toward the operating-room doors.

“Find out what they gave her.”

Emory became serious.

“I will.”

“And if you identify it, don’t just tell me the name. Find out how to counteract it.”

“That’s the plan.”

“The twins were exposed too.”

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His voice was quieter now.

need something they can use on Amber and, if necessary, something the neonatal doctors can use on the babies.

Emory nodded slowly. “Their bodies won’t process medication the same way Amber’s will. If the compound crossed the placenta, we’ll need to know the babies’ exposure levels after delivery before anyone can determine treatment. But identifying the agent gives the doctors somewhere to start.”

“Then start there.”

“I will.”

Mr. Stait approached us before Emory could stand.

“I heard enough.”

I looked up at him.

Mr. Stait turned toward Emory. “Work directly with hospital toxicology. Take whatever samples you need within evidence protocols. I’ll authorize access.”

“Yes, sir.”

“And keep the surgical and neonatal teams updated in real time. If you identify anything useful, they hear it before I do.”

Emory nodded. “Understood.”

“Thank you, Mr. Stait,” I said.

He gave me a brief nod before looking toward the surgical wing.

“The nurse’s background is already being investigated. We’re reviewing her employment records, credentials, communications, finances and every access point she used while assigned to this floor. We’re also reconstructing the food chain from the kitchen to your room.”

“How did she pass security?”

“We don’t know yet.”

“She cared for me for two weeks.”

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“Then either she was planted before I got here, someone recruited her after I arrived, or she isn’t who her records say she is.”

“Those are among the possibilities we’re checking.”

“And who is she working for?”

Mr. Stait’s expression hardened.

“We’ll find out.”

“Don’t assume Mr. White.”

His eyes narrowed slightly.

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“He’s an obvious possibility,” I continued, “but Amber has exposed too many people. The Beckers and Vinnys are smantled, the Vincent operations are collapsing, and the mine records connect people across multiple families and countries. There are plenty of people who might want her silent.”

“I agree.”

That was all I needed.

Mr. Stait wasn’t going to force the evidence toward the easiest suspect.

Emory stood.

“I’ll go to toxicology.”

I caught his arm before he could leave.

He looked down at me.

“Emory.”

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“No. You don’t.”

My voice dropped.

“If there’s something in her body that those doctors don’t recognize, find it.”

For once, he didn’t joke.

“I’ll find it.”

He left with one of Mr. Stait’s officers, heading toward the laboratory.

I watched him disappear down the corridor before turning back toward the operating-room doors.

Alice had climbed into the chair beside Grandmother and was whispering to Rose. Alex sat beside Mr. Asher, unusually still, while Iris held his hand without drawing attention to the fact that she was doing it. Grandfather stood near the president and Mr. Stait. Marcus had finally stopped pacing, although judging by the way his leg bounced, sitting hadn’t actually helped.

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That was the worst part.

We were surrounded by people who were accustomed to doing things. Marcus could organize half a city before breakfast. Pamela could tear apart financial records until they confessed. Mr. Stait commanded soldiers. The president could mobilize government agencies. Amber’s unit had gone into places most people wouldn’t willingly approach.

And none of us could open those doors.

Then Alice slipped away from Grandmother and came back to me. She leaned against my wheelchair and rested her head against my arm.

“Daddy?”

“Yeah?”

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