He clearly had no idea that this hospital's majority shareholder was my father.
The color drained from Thomas's face.
It was dawning on him that against a large enough force, even the Gilbert elite security detail had no choice but to stand down.
After a tense exchange, he could only take Tracey and leave, humiliated.
But just before he walked away, he leaned in close and smiled for no apparent reason.
"I didn't expect you to have a card up your sleeve."
My expression didn't change.
"And I didn't expect you'd use Gilbert's security force against your own wife and daughter for the sake of your mistress."
His lips curled, and he looked past me toward the hospital room.
I shifted, blocking his line of sight without a flicker of reaction.
Thomas pulled his gaze back, amusement still in his voice.
"Why would I ever go after my own wife and daughter?"
Before I could respond, he had already stepped back and turned to leave.
Something about it didn't sit right.
Every instinct I had was screaming that something was wrong.
That same day, I had my assistant double the security outside the hospital room.
I even brought in my father's people.