Chapter 6 - THE BOSS WHO OPENED HIS EYES
Matteo regained sustained consciousness three days later.
His recovery remained uncertain, but his cardiac rhythm had stabilized and his organ function was being closely monitored.
Dr. Keller entered the room carrying a chart.
"You're fortunate," he said.
Matteo looked at him.
"That's not a word people usually use about me."
Keller almost smiled.
"The earlier diagnosis missed an important possibility. Miss Lewis's observations prompted us to investigate it."
Matteo stared at the ceiling.
"A maid."
"A very observant woman."
"Did she save my life?"
Keller considered the question.
"She identified a potentially critical clue. The medical team acted on it. I can't say what would have happened otherwise, but her intervention was important."
Matteo nodded.
It was an answer he respected.
When Keller left, Matteo called his attorney.
"I want to see her."
"Miss Lewis?"
"Yes."
"She may not want to see you."
Matteo was silent.
Then he said:
"Ask her. Don't summon her."
The attorney hesitated.
"Of course."
Matteo looked toward the window.
He had spent years believing power meant never needing to ask permission.
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Now he was alive because a woman with no authority had dared to challenge an entire room.
And for the first time in his life, he wondered how many truths he had missed because the people who knew them were afraid to speak.
