Chapter Four: The Sixty-Day Reckoning

Lena and Ava visited three medical organizations. Each admired the project. None wanted to accept the risk first. At two in the morning, Lena entered the unfinished fifth floor and touched the corridor wall. Gold unfolded, dimmer than before. The single block of apartments divided into twenty-four accessible recovery suites, eight short-stay rooms for caregivers, and a shared therapy gallery facing the sea. The projected value did not rise, but the cash flow steadied because it no longer depended on one institution. Dizziness dropped her to one knee. She memorized the final warning: no single customer should supply more than twenty-five percent of revenue.