Chapter 160: The Autosy II.

Taros slipped out through the back door and ran until he caught up with the others. When they finally got far enough from the staff quarters, they stopped to wait for Slade. Taros tried calling him but he didn’t answer.

"I told you he wasn’t reliable," Hailey said with a roll of her eyes, folding her arms across her chest. No matter what the others said, she never liked Slade.

"He just saved us a few minutes ago," Alex reminded her, as if she had already forgotten. But Hailey only shrugged.

"Thank goodness you’re a girl," Alex went on. "You’ll leave for your school once we’re done with this investigation."

Hailey’s eyes widened in surprise. "Hey Alex, be nice." She hadn’t expected him to sound so ready to get rid of her.

"I don’t enjoy your company," Alex said coldly. "I wish I never traded places with Stales."

Her face fell at his words. She bit her lip and turned away, sadness in her steps as she walked off.

"You didn’t have to say that," Taros muttered, shaking his head. "You should be nicer." His phone beeped then, a message from Slade saying he had gone to handle something that came up at the dormitory. Principal Valois had gone to check on Kaito. Taros called them together.

"Slade just sent a message," he said once they all gathered. "And there’s something else. He said the autopsy result is ready."

The news made them all uneasy.

"We need to go to the school hospital first," Taros added.

"Why are we going there?" Hailey asked, still sounding confused.

"To find out about the report," Alex answered firmly.

my

wouldn’t tell them everything. She’d

sighed and gave in.

at the hospital, she told the boys she could handle it since she

Alex asked quietly. Worry hung heavy in his voice. He wasn’t just thinking about their friends’ safety. His heart was

problem." Then he turned to Alex. "What’s

want her to belong to a family with less darkness... a family

the Malynster family is like that? You haven’t even met Marcus yet. He could actually

hope so," Alex murmured, though

doesn’t want anything to do with them, no matter how strong that family is, we won’t let them get close to her," Taros

worrying too much. They waited in silence until, after about fifteen minutes, Hailey came out to meet them. She held the report in her hand and gave it to Taros. He scanned it quickly, his

died the very night he disappeared,"

after him," Alex whispered, his chest

looking up at them. "It

explained further. "It’s a poison that attacks the nerves. And that’s not all. They discovered a rare

don’t add up. Why don’t we go to the academic block

his breath. "Finally, you’re beginning

rolled her eyes before following Taros as they left. The academic block was almost deserted, the air heavy with silence. The staff had gone home, and the guards must have shifted

move quickly. My sister doesn’t stay out of her office for long," Hailey warned as they walked. She broke away from them, headed straight to the CCTV control room, and switched off

lead. They climbed the stairs and turned down the right hallway. For a moment Taros slowed, his eyes drifting toward Slade’s office door, temptation pulling at him, but he

one student," Taros said quietly as he opened

corrected him softly, the word heavier than it should

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