This wasn’t a difficult question to answer. It was either true, or it wasn’t.

But saying “no” outright would cast Meredith in an awkward light, especially after he had just admitted that he brought the project to Seavora for her. On the other hand, if Nora didn’t deny it, the media could twist the story, turning a groundbreaking medical achievement into a romantic narrative about Meredith using a life-saving project as a grand gesture for his supposed girlfriend. ...