Severed Ties
Language: en
At the hospital's annual Christmas gala, the intern, Hailey, collapsed at my feet in tears, accusing me of bullying her. Beside me, Liam, the hospital administrator and my fiancé, didn't hesitate. He grabbed my hair, slamming my forehead against the edge of the table. "Brianna, you’re sick," he snarled. "You don’t deserve to be a doctor." The pain was blinding. Tears welled up in my eyes. "You believe her over me? She’s lying, Liam!" Instead of listening, Liam pulled a small paring knife from the fruit platter and drove it through the palm of my right hand, pinning it to the…