Chapter 4

The next morning, I called in sick to work. Olivia and I drove straight to the hospital.

On the way, Olivia's phone buzzed. It was a text from her contact in the hospital.

It read: [Luke Clark has routine appendicitis with a minor perforation. The surgery went fine yesterday, and he's already in a standard recovery room. Discharge expected in 2-3 days. Bill's about 10,000 dollars before insurance.]

I just stared at the text on her phone. My hands were shaking so hard I could barely hold the phone.

It cost 10,000 dollars, not 200,000 dollars. They had inflated the…