The staff at Mercy Hospital had put her in a single room.

The room was bare, its walls lined with thick soundproofing foam. There was no table, just a rounded wooden bed and a moderately-sized window.

They untied the ropes around her wrists. She rubbed her sore wrists, staring out the barred window at the world outside. She thought she might never see the day she'd be free.

The person who brought her in handed her a clean set of hospital gowns, his face expressionless.

"Mr. Casper wants you to recover here. We'll take good care of you, but you need to follow the rules."

Eliza didn't say a word. She just stared outside, lost and empty, like a canary with its wings clipped.

She remembered the countless nights her brother must've looked out the same way, hoping and waiting for freedom. But in the end, it drove him mad.

occasionally taking a walk after dinner. Most of the time, she just sat quietly by the

Casper took her phone, naturally, no one knew she was locked

rushed to the bathroom. She leaned over the sink, her hands gripping it as her stomach

pregnancy. The thought flashed through her mind and exploded in her heart like a thunderclap. She couldn't believe it, closed her eyes, took deep breaths, trying to calm

planned to end her life in the coming days. Could she really

see you," a voice called as the door opened. Eliza washed her

wasn't overly surprised. Besides Casper, he was likely the

gazed heavily at Eliza

than before. Her skin was now almost see-through, as if devoid of all

put Robin in Mercy Hospital, which Zach could somewhat

treats you?" Zach couldn't help but kick over a stool in front of him, his

him calmly. "How did you

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