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“I’,” Dianaabout it”

Frank atching her with an assessing look “We could make it work A feeeks off is no probleeon”

Coburn put his fork and knife down on his plate “It’s not happening, Moritz I kno your underlings work I will not havefrom the OR to the delivery room”

I will not have She turned to look at her husband, fury raging through her Not even the white-hot anger sizzling in his blue eyes could stele him

The silence at the table was deafening Diana looked at her mentor “You’ll have to allow us some time to discuss”

He inclined his head “As I mentioned, I have to put a name forth by next week latest I’m sure your husband will see this as the opportunity it is I take on one surgeon every two years That’s it”

Coburn said nothing CaroleDiana re huht now, but it was no use She wanted to kill him

She had conte the fellowship down because of him Because he was more important to her than a job But she was not and never would be a possession She’d spent her life allowing her father toto take on that mantle

After dinner, Coburn’s custoested liquors at the bar Coburn declined and escorted her out of the building She waited silently at his side while the valet retrieved the car When the young uar to a halt in front of them, Coburn held her door open, waited while she slid in, then slammed it shut behind her

She waited until he had gotten in and put the car into gear before she spoke

“I was thinking about turning the job down That’s why I hadn’t responded to him I knew you needed me more than I needed the job”

He pulled out of the driveway “If you really believed that, you would have turned it down”