I reached down for my purse on the floor.

“That won’t lift the medical hold,” Brenda said.

She opened a thick manila folder on her desk and pulled out a printed form.

“Mr.

Miller filed a financial hardship application to have the lab fee waived,” Brenda said.

“He included a copy of your joint bank statement as proof that you couldn’t pay.”

Brenda pushed a photocopy of a bank transfer slip across the metal desk.

“He authorized moving four thousand dollars out of your health savings so the balance would look drained,” Brenda said.