Annie stood in front of me, her back stiff, her shoulders squared, her chin high and her eyes flashing. Her usual sweet smile was absent. Instead, her full lips were pressed into a firm, angry line.
“Phillip did what?” The words hissed out of my mouth, and I felt my blood pressure elevate alarmingly.
“When I refused him, he accused me of ‘f*****g my patients’ and threatened to report me to the nursing board.” She stared hard at me for a long moment before she continued. “And then he grabbed me forcefully and tried to kiss me.”
My hands curled into fists. Phillip’s actions were wrong on so many levels. This wasn’t the first time that a female employee had accused Phillip of misconduct. A little over a year ago there was an incident with her personal secretary. Phillip had brushed
