Chapter 3: The Boardroom That Turned Against Him
Thirty minutes later...
Jack never boarded the plane.
His phone rang.
It was the chairman of the hospital board.
"We need you in Conference Room A immediately."
"I'm on vacation."
"Not anymore."
The line went dead.
Three hours later...
Every board member sat waiting.
No one smiled.
The hospital attorney slid a thick folder across the polished table.
"We've received new ownership disclosures."
Jack frowned.
"What disclosures?"
The attorney slowly turned the folder toward him.
"The majority investor you've reported to for the last decade..."
He paused.
"...has always been your wife."
Silence.
Jack stared.
The room spun.
"No..."
Another document appeared.
"This morning Mrs. Walker exercised her controlling voting rights."
"What rights?"
"The ones that allow her to replace department leadership."
His heartbeat pounded in his ears.
"What are you saying?"
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The chairman spoke quietly.
"You're no longer Chief of Surgery."
