Chapter 8 - The Desperate Defense
Dr. Keller took a slow, menacing step toward the medical bed. "A fatal potassium overdose," he said calmly, tapping the syringe. "It will look like a sudden cardiac event. A tragic end to a tragic week. Step away from the bed, Nurse."
Maya didn't step away.
Instead, the young nurse threw herself completely over Lily’s small body, shielding the terrified seven-year-old with her own back. "You are not touching her!" Maya screamed.
"Have it your way," Dr. Keller sneered, raising the lethal syringe.
But before he could take another step, Dr. Aris—the arrogant, irritated surgeon who had dismissed Maya just ten minutes ago—lunged forward. With a desperate, furious roar, Dr. Aris tackled the Chief of Surgery. The two men crashed violently into the medical cart, sending trays of metal instruments clattering onto the linoleum floor.
The syringe skittered across the room, spinning out of Dr. Keller's hand.
"Vance, call the police!" Dr. Aris yelled as he wrestled the older, stronger man on the floor. "Break the window! Do something!"
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Dr. Vance didn't hesitate. He grabbed a heavy metal IV pole and smashed it repeatedly against the reinforced glass of the hospital room door, trying to shatter the lockdown seal.
👉 Will the police arrive in time before the corrupt doctor kills them all?
