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Chapter 5 - The Ledger of Life and Death

Dominic quietly pulled out his encrypted burner phone, walking a few paces down the deserted corridor away from the pediatric ward. He dialed a direct, highly restricted number. It rang once before a gravelly voice answered on the other end.

"Boss?" came the cautious voice of Viktor, his most trusted lieutenant and head of security. "Is everything all right? Did you find the leak?"

"Scrap the surveillance on Linda," Dominic commanded, his voice low, steady, and commanding absolute authority. "And listen to me very carefully, Viktor. I want every single file, record, and billing statement from St. Jude's Memorial Hospital pulled by midnight. Specifically Pediatrics, Room 412. A boy named Leo."

There was a brief pause on the other end of the line, marked only by the rustle of papers. "Room 412, sir? Is she compromised?"

"No," Dominic said, staring back down the hallway toward the door where Linda sat holding her son's hand. "She's clean. But her bills aren't. Send our corporate medical liaison down here immediately. Bring the best pediatric specialists money can buy from Zurich and Boston. I want a complete diagnostic review on my desk by sunrise."

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