“I’m Toby Adamola, the hospital’s founder and main donor,” he said softly. People’s features grew pale. Some of the workers were shocked and talked to each other in low voices. People who had called him a loser or disregarded him glanced at him. Then, in a calm and authoritative voice, Toby started to talk about the cultural issues he had seen with his own eyes. He made a list of departments, rules, and events, some of which affected Lisa and others who weren’t there.
He made a lot of changes. People who were department heads and let abuse happen were either fired or demoted. Toby chose a group to make sure that the hospital’s future would be built on empathy and not entitlement after a new code of ethics was put in place.
But Lisa wasn’t there. In the cafeteria, she spotted the news story with his picture in it. At first, she believed it was a joke. Then she felt the treachery strike her like a huge wave. Did everything he said and did to her turn out to be a lie?
Toby stated he was sorry when he found her later that day. He didn’t say sorry with flowery language or empty gestures; he did it by being honest. He explained her why he did it: not to trick her, but to finally find something real. She listened, pained and quiet. She didn’t say anything and then left.
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