Chapter Seven
EVAN
After the procedure goes off without a single complication, Emily stands somewhat smug in the corner of the room. There was a moment when she tried to interject her suggestions once again, but after a single look, she shut the hell up. Considering I’ve dealt with children swallowing toys more than a handful of times, I understand what works and what doesn’t. It takes experience to know these things—experience I’m not sure she actually has. I would never do anything to put my patients at risk for a complication, especially a child, and for her to make insinuations pisses me off. We’re not off to a good start.
Once I fully explain aftercare to the child’s mother and answer a few questions, Emily and I walk into the hall, then I turn to look at her. “It’s as if you wante
