Chapter 14 - What Our Habits Proved
The final findings took fourteen weeks. Investigators found Ethan canceled backup, blocked transfer decisions, and misrepresented staffing to lenders and patients. The board removed him as CEO and barred operations work while the state pursued civil penalties. My own citation named failures of oversight and retaliation against staff reports. I accepted it and resigned before the nonprofit took control. Dr. Keene returned as medical director only after nurses received independent transfer authority. Paige stayed through the payroll transition, then left for a community clinic. Serena testified that Ethan had manipulated their history and her pregnancy, but she also admitted enjoying the attention until it harmed someone else. Caleb's documentation proved the timeline because it matched orders, staffing logs, and the chime rehearsal entered through normal procedures. No single object solved us. Our habits did. June came home with therapy, uncertain milestones, and a scar I could not see.
