Chapter 2: The First Victim of Northbridge
Adam demanded access to every record connected to his sister.
Thomas refused.
He claimed the files were protected by patient confidentiality.
But Sophie already knew the truth.
The records weren’t hidden because of privacy.
They were hidden because someone had something to lose.
With the help of the missing technician’s backup drive, Sophie recovered fragments of the original Northbridge trial.
The first participant:
Emily Langley.
Age: 16.
Diagnosis: Unknown cardiac condition.
Treatment: Experimental medication.
Outcome:
Death.
Adam stared at the screen.
His hands trembled.
“She wasn’t sick…”
Sophie looked at him.
“No.”
Her voice was quiet.
“She was used.”
The truth became even darker.
Northbridge wasn’t created to save children.
It was created to create a market.
The company wanted a revolutionary heart medication before competitors could develop one.
Children became numbers.
Families became statistics.
And deaths became hidden reports.
Then another file appeared.
A list of names.
Forty-three children.
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Forty-three families.
Forty-three lives affected by a decision made inside the Langley empire.
