Chapter 315

"Hello?"

"Ms. Lloyd, this is the police. I'm in your hospital room. Where are you?"

The voice on the other end was deep, with a hint of impatience.

Sylvia glanced at the clock. It was late, and she couldn't blame the officer for being annoyed—he'd come out on a call and couldn't even find her.

"Sorry, I'll be right there."

"Hurry up."

She hung up, and in that moment shoved her coat into Rupert's arms.

"Uncle Rupert, I have to go."

She didn't dare meet his eyes. She just turned and bolted.

Rupert watched her disappear. His phone buzzed in his pocket; after a glance at the screen, his expression turned even colder.

He left the stairwell, too.

...

Hospital room.

the door, expecting to find just a waiting

was the officer there, there was Fanny, propped up in a wheelchair, arms

looked like she'd been through a meat grinder, but her cheeks were flush

Sylvia froze.

ask what happened, the door behind her swung open again.

rushed forward and dropped

God, what happened? How did this happen

pleased with herself, began to sob the instant Rupert and Tristan entered. "It-it

her cheeks. She stared at

do something like this to

up and moved to

head in a rare show of humility. "Tristan, Fanny's my best friend. Please, you've got to get justice for her if you don't... how am

face her father?"

words hung in the air, Tristan's face grew hard as stone, anger coloring

out of line! Why are you still

it was closing in,

In this big hospital room, there wasn't even space for her to get a word

blank, as if none of this concerned them

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