Chapter 6 - Enter Arthur Sterling
Eleanor stepped closer. “Your father cannot save you. Dominic has lawyers.” The doors opened behind her.
My father entered wearing a navy overcoat and the expression that had terrified corporate boards and prosecutors for thirty years. Arthur Sterling had built Sterling Health from one clinic into the state’s largest private hospital network. Before that, he had been a federal prosecutor.
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Dominic’s face drained. He knew the name. Everyone did. Father crossed the room, took my hand, and saw the bruising where Dominic had struck it. “Where is my granddaughter?” he asked. No one answered.
A hospital administrator followed him with counsel, security, and two detectives. The nurse handed them the forged contract. Father read one page. “This notary commission expired four years ago.” Dominic sneered. “Vivienne never told me she was your daughter.” “She used her mother’s surname because she wanted a life without my money,” Father said. “You married her because you thought she had none.”
