Chapter 6Wednesday came round faster than Armand imagined. As Jayson had suggested, they met early at the restaurant for a pre-dinner drink. However, Armand noticed something different about Jayson. A melancholy that hadn’t been present at the tasting, and an instinct told him that it wasn’t related to their situation.
“Is something wrong? I don’t mean to intrude if it’s personal.”
Jayson looked up, surprise in his eyes. “Sorry. I didn’t think I let it show.”
“Is it something you feel you can talk about?’
“I performed surgery on a patient at the end of last week. Her tests show she has cancer. The next surgery is too complex for our little hospital, so she’s off to the big city. I’m sure she’ll make a good recovery, but it always makes me a little sad when I have to give patients bad n
