Chapter 351

Sylvia Lloyd felt her legs give out beneath her. As her eyes fluttered shut, the last thing she saw was a pitch-black motorcycle helmet.

The man glanced down at Sylvia's crumpled form, pocketing the empty syringe. He let out a low chuckle. "Trust me, I'm not the only one who wants you dead. So long, Sylvia."

...

Rupert Garcia strode through the automatic doors, balancing a bag of takeout— cheeseburgers and fries-on one arm. He paused at the doorway to Sylvia's hospital room, only to find it empty, the bedsheets undisturbed, the air stale and lifeless.

He spun around and landed a punch squarely on his bodyguard's jaw.

"This is what you call protection?" Rupert's voice was icy.

"S-sorry, Mr. Garcia, I just stepped out for the restroom," the guard stammered, clutching his face.

"Who's been here?"

"That woman you helped-Mrs. Carter-and her son. I checked with the nurses; they said Ms. Lloyd went downstairs to find them just a few minutes ago..."

Before the guard could finish, Rupert was already storming off.

Downstairs, Mrs. Carter and her young son were shuffling wearily through the lobby, hand-in-hand. When they saw Rupert charging toward them, they nearly jumped out of their skins.

Sylvia?" Rupert barked, not bothering

resting?" Mrs. Carter stuttered,

Jayson wrenched free from her grasp, dropping to his knees to scoop up a beetle

gave

the insect's tiny footprints. Grim-faced, he ducked into the stairwell. At the first-floor landing, he spotted

was for Sylvia!" Jayson

it up, glancing

sweep the area.

a used syringe tossed in a dumpster out

sedative," Orson reported. "Surveillance caught this guy wheeling a mop

iPad, showing a burly man in janitor scrubs, moving with the confidence of a

glared at the syringe in his hand.

crisply. "Yes,

SPLASH!

gasped, shivering

over her-the same

managed, her fists clenched, trying to

at that, she's got brains. Too bad knowing us won't do you any good

the

off with yellow police tape. The

knew if she didn't act

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