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THE PRICE OF A TEDDY BEAR / Chapter 5 / 9

Chapter 6 - THE RACE AGAINST TIME

Julian didn't need his corporate bank accounts to be powerful; he needed his mind. He grabbed a hospital landline and dialed a number he hadn't called in ten years.

"Dr. Sarah Lin," a sharp female voice answered.

"Sarah, it’s Julian. I need a favor. Pediatric heart surgery. Aortic valve blowout. St. Mary’s."

A heavy sigh echoed through the receiver. Sarah was a rogue genius, a surgeon who had lost her license for performing life-saving surgeries on uninsured immigrants, operating an underground clinic. "Julian, I'm blacklisted. If I step foot in St. Mary’s, they'll arrest me."

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"Let me worry about the cops," Julian said. "Just get here. You have twenty minutes before her heart gives out."

He hung up. Now, he had to secure an operating room.

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