The Widow’s Fate They Chose Was My Escape Plan Chapter 32
“Members of the Sterling family died one after another. Why did you never go back?”
I didn’t answer that last question.
Instead, I had my staff project my state registry certification, agency license, and the investment portfolios publicly delivered by the Quinn family at my wedding.
“Every service I provide falls within the scope authorized by my license.”
“This agency accepts regulatory oversight. If anyone has evidence of illegal conduct, they are free to submit it under their real name.”
One reporter pressed on.
“But the investment did come from Mr. Quinn. Without this marriage, you never would have had any of this!”
I looked directly at him.
“Receiving lawful investment is not theft. Sebastian gave me a starting point. I spent three years making the agency operational, paying taxes, and caring for my clients.”
“By your logic, does that mean no one who has ever received help from family deserves a career of their own?”
The crowd went quiet.
Just then, personnel from the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration arrived.
The chairman’s anonymous complaint involved licensing, so they had to conduct an on-site review.
The reporters brightened, all of them expecting to see my operation shut down.
But I voluntarily opened access to our records room and electronic files.
From care plans to clinical supervision, from personnel rosters to individual service records, everything matched what had been submitted when the license was first obtained.
The inspection lasted until evening.
When the officials emerged, they publicly stated that they had found no grounds requiring closure.
The reporters looked at one another in confusion.
At that moment, the Quinn family lawyer arrived with an update.
“The special committee discovered that the materials sent to the media and the complaint to the regulator both included that attorney-client privileged investigation report.”
“Fewer than five people had access to the complete report.”
To destroy me, the chairman had personally handed out the very evidence he most wanted hidden.