Chapter 1748

"Jenna, have you heard? That notoriously difficult patient from the neighboring department actually thanked the staff today. I can't believe it," Mandy said, her face lit with surprise. Jenna chuckled and replied, "Maybe our care finally moved him. By the way, why hasn't Dr. Karina come back yet? She should've finished her rounds by now."

Mandy shrugged casually. "Probably a patient with a more complex situation. You know how meticulous and responsible Dr. Karina is."

"That's true, but it's been so long already. I'm starting to feel uneasy," Jenna said, frowning as a sliver of worry crept into her thoughts.

"Oh, don't overthink it. Maybe she ran into someone she knows and stopped to chat. This hospital's big, after all," Mandy tried to reassure her.

But as the minutes ticked by, Karina still didn't return.

Jenna couldn't sit still anymore. She stood up and said, "This isn't right. I'm going to check on her. It's late, and I don't want anything bad happening."

Seeing Jenna's serious demeanor, Mandy dropped her relaxed attitude. "Alright, I'll go with you."

barely stepped out of the nurses' station when they heard faint commotion coming from the stairwell. Among the noise, they caught what sounded like Karina's voice, calling out. They exchanged a worried glance, their expressions instantly shifting to alarm, and ran toward the

""Dr. Karina!"

name. Summoning the last of her strength, she shouted

ounce of energy left in her, Karina wrenched herself free

she was finally free from Kieran's harassment, but then, something unexpected

lost his balance, stumbling backward. He staggered a few steps before

next

convulsing violently,

mouth as he displayed all

a sudden

je

as this unfolded, Jenna and Mandy reached the stairwell door The sight that greeted them froze them in their tracks-Karina standing to the

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