Samantha hesitated for a couple seconds before finally mustering the courage to finish her sentence, “…I’d like to treat Dr. Sherwood to a meal.”

Timothy’s black eyes narrowed slightly. “Reason?”

His voice did not fluctuate at all and Samantha could not tell whether he was angry. However, she was not going to back down easily because she had already raised the subject.

She structured her sentences in her mind and said, “I told you before that Corey wouldn’t have been treated ...