Facade of Love

Chapter 70 Sophia Died

Idris cast a cold glance at him and indifferently said, “If you can be here, Mr. Sanchez, why can’t I?”

Maxwell fell silent.

The atmosphere turned a bit awkward. Climbing over the wall now seemed utterly out of the question.

The doctors who had been standing there, realizing they were in the company of acquaintances, did not ask any further questions and left.

Only a middle-aged doctor remained, who I then learned was the head of the hospital.

Upon hearing that we had climbed over the wall to look for someone, he was somewhat bemused and said to me, “Mrs. Young, if you wanted to visit and look for someone, your could’ve just informed me. Climbing over the wall makes my hospital seem like some sort of crime scene.”

I smiled awkwardly, thinking that if I had known I could enter with Idris’ connections, I certainly would not have chosen to climb the wall.

I did not delve into that and just smiled.

Idris glanced at me and then asked Director Johnson, ‘Director Johnson, can we go and see all the patients here?”

Knowing our purpose, Director Johnson nodded and led us up to the psychiatric ward.

Since I had overheard a noise earlier, I headed straight for that floor upon entering the building.

When I found the room where I had heard the voices from, I looked at Director Johnson and asked, “Director, could you open the door of the ward?”

Director Johnson looked at me and then at Idris, and said, “Mr. Young, Mrs. Young, most of the patients on this floor are severely mentally ill. They might harm outsiders if they have an episode. For your safety, maybe it’s better to confirm from the outside. What do you think?” After hearing this, I pursed my l*ps, fell silent for a moment, then nodded, not saying much more. I peered through the small window in the ward door and saw a small bed, some basic toiletries, and a change of clothes inside.

The person lying there was motionless, and I could not tell if they were asleep.

Seeing this, I called out uncertainly, “Sophia?”

The person inside was covered with a blanket and made no movement. Their features were indistinct. I called out several times, but there was no response. I could not tell if they were asleep or if something had happened to them.

I turned back to Director Johnson, who seemed startled as well. Fearing something had gone wrong, he ordered someone to open the door. Upon entering, and after the blanket was removed, I realized the person lying on the bed was indeed Sophia. She was pale, with a lot of white foam around her mouth.

this, Director Johnson was also taken aback. He hurriedly checked on Sophia, but he

my heart skip a beat.

Director Johnson said with a trembling voice,

was surprised, and he incredulously checked Sophia’s pulse. Finding no sign of it, he frowned and looked at Director Johnson. “What’s going on here? She

confused and hurriedly said, “She was fine this morning. I

phone to contact the doctor and nurse in charge of

been silent until then, observed Sophia

reaction, I asked, “What’s

taken something,” Idris

eyes at him. “Isn’t that obvious? She’s vomited so much foam; she must’ve ingested something she

raised an eyebrow but did not argue further.

A moment later.

wrong? What happened?” The doctor in charge of the floor arrived quickly, panting as he asked Director Johnson. He seemed

was no longer breathing, and angrily said to the doctor, “What happened here? She was fine, and now she’s suddenly gone. You better

ve me

Johnson, “Director, I don’t know about this

I called out to the doctor and then looked at

gown-030.

I secretly climbed over the wall, I saw him downstairs. At

Miller and another doctor had mentioned Patient 030- it

looked at me. He was a bit puzzled and asked, “Who

I said, turning to Director Johnson. “Director, since she suddenly died without any apparent reason, we’d

No Way

no hope the moment he confirmed Sophia’s death. The next logical

the while, I had been closely watching Doctor Miller. As the news of the police being called spread, he seemed to coil up like a spring, his forehead glistening with beads

Miller turned to him, “Director, John was with me when we came to patrol. I’ll go find

patient’s room. As he left, I nudged Maxwell, who was standing nearby, and whispered into his ear, “Follow him!” Maxwell, though

Miller out, I could not shake off the feeling that the room had suddenly gotten colder. I turned around, only to be startled by Idris’s dark, brooding face. What was wrong with

a hospital gown, her b*dy, even in repose,

decades of marriage, he showed no mercy. The depths of human cruelty were

back to the time when Sophia had sought me out. Maybe, from the very beginning, she did not truly approach me about

aware of Benett’s true nature and knew she couldn’t bring herself to act, so she sought me out in a haze that day, attempting to alert me to Benett’s underhanded deeds.