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8.Mill tells Benjamin to also meet with the George family and assure them the company is doing its own investigating.

“What about Benjamin?” Fergus asked. “How much does he know about your involvement?”

“Just that we’re old friends,” Myra said, almost blushing.

“And Milton?” Charles pushed his face closer to the camera.

“He’s onboard with our intervention. He took our advice concerning Kathryn and Isabelle. He mentioned concerning invoices, but I don’t think he has any idea about the drugs.”

“That will be a rude awakening for him, I suspect,” Charles said.

“I am sure it will be. But he needs to know the truth,” Myra replied.

“Everyone up to speed?” Annie asked.

“Yes!”

“Yep!”

“You bet!”

“Good all. We’ll continue to sort the financials and see if we can find out who is funding what, and who has the most to gain, and lose,” Charles said, as he turned a camera on the statue of Lady Liberty, who stood proudly in their War Room.

“Let’s do it!” Annie whooped.

“Aye-aye!” they said in unison, and saluted the symbol they lived to serve.

CHAPTERSEVENTEEN

The Family Meeting and Introductions

Myra , Kathryn, Izzie, and Annie arrived at the hospital an hour before Mill’s sons were due. Patricia usually came during lunch. When they got to Mill’s room, Annie and Myra were happy to see him sitting in a recliner near the window.

“You’re looking rather chipper today.” Myra smiled as she bent over to kiss him on the cheek.

“I’m feeling rather chipper, too,” Milton replied, as he turned his other cheek to get a peck from Annie.

“Kat and Isabelle are outside waiting for their interview,” Annie said.

“How do you want to play this?” he asked.

“Oliver already knows about Kat coming on. Tell your sons you want to add more support staff; you contacted an agency last evening, and they sent someone over. Enter, Izzie.”

“I’ll bring them in one at a time.”

“No need. I convinced the doc that unless I could have four people in my room, I was going to check myself out of this place. The food is ghastly.”

“You’re on a special diet, Milton,” Myra chided him.

“Yes, but you’d think with all the modernization of things, they could come up with better-tasting food.”

“So the doctor agreed you could have more than two visitors at a time?”

“I promised it would just be this once. Said I had important business to conduct, and that if he didn’t let me do it today, it would greatly increase my stress levels.”

“Now you’re catching on.” Annie chuckled.

“So, let’s meet the new members of my staff.” Milton nodded toward the door.

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