Chapter 7 - The Betrayal
Ethan stared at the glowing screen of his cell phone in a state of complete, paralyzing disbelief.
Julian had been his absolute best friend since they were struggling roommates back in early medical school.
Now, the corrupt doctor was actively helping Victoria Caldwell murder two completely innocent infants.
Ethan kissed his beautiful new wife quickly and told her to lock the heavy door securely behind him.
He sprinted desperately down the long corridor, completely ignoring the agonizing pain radiating from his badly bruised jaw.
When he finally reached the neonatal ward, he found the security guards completely sedated by an unknown chemical spray.
He rapidly bypassed the damaged magnetic lock using his senior executive emergency passcode.
Julian was standing silently inside the dim room, holding a plastic syringe filled with a highly toxic, cloudy liquid.
He was hovering directly over the fragile incubator belonging to Ethan's tiny, sleeping baby boy.
Ethan ordered Julian to step away from his son right now with a voice that sounded like absolute thunder.
Julian jumped slightly in surprise, but his expression quickly hardened into a mask of cold, calculated desperation.
He confessed that Victoria had recently discovered he embezzled three million dollars from the hospital's charity fund.
He explained that she promised to erase the criminal evidence completely if he simply eliminated Ethan's little problem tonight.
Ethan slowly stepped closer, keeping his hands clearly visible and his voice incredibly calm and steady.
He reminded Julian that they were doctors who had dedicated their entire lives to saving vulnerable people.
He pleaded with him not to become a cold-blooded murderer for a woman who would definitely betray him anyway.
Julian's hand shook violently as he held the deadly needle mere inches from the baby's intravenous port.
He whispered softly that he simply had no other choice to save his own miserable life.
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He moved his arm rapidly to plunge the toxic poison directly into the infant's fragile bloodstream.
Ethan tackled his former best friend violently through the glass partition of the neighboring medical supply room.
