Chapter 1264:

It didn’t add up.

She turned to Blaine, their eyes locking—both of them thinking the same terrifying thought.

“I’ll go find out!” Tina couldn’t sit still for another second.

She sprang from her seat and bolted out of the room, her heart pounding like it might crack her ribs.

She prayed for her intuition to be wrong.

Her shoes echoed sharply down the corridor as she darted left and right, looking for any trace of Hurst or Lenny.

But the floor was deserted—eerily so.

Just as her panic was about to consume her, the fire escape door groaned open with a metallic screech.

with maddening nonchalance, one hand deep in his coat pocket, his face etched with irritation

breath caught. She

She stood in his way, urgency crackling in her voice. “Where’s Dr. Holland?

gave her a long, unreadable look, as though debating whether to pity her or scorn

idea. In his mind, he

if he handed

his hand. “He tried to run. Slipped on the

sharp jolt of dread

Lenny… dead?

dim lighting cast long shadows down the stairwell—at the very bottom, she spotted a still

first

wave of cold swept through her, leaving her rooted in

Damn it.

at a direct confession vanished with

to reveal who had orchestrated everything

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