Chapter 1584:

Bethany rubbed her arms, a shiver running down her spine. “Ugh, Johnson, the way you just said it gives me goosebumps. Someone already lying in wait in the woods? That’s too creepy to imagine.”

Johnson’s face was grim. “If someone knew our movements in advance, an ambush isn’t entirely far-fetched. But I’ll admit, it’s a stretch.”

Catherine pressed her lips together for a moment before speaking. “Think about it—whoever planned this would’ve needed three things: to know Miss Sandoval…

“Would sneak out to the back mountain woods in the middle of the night, bribe a guard to notify the manager, and predict that Belinda would look for Faye alone. Miss one, and the whole thing falls apart.”

Faye quickly said, “No one bribed me. I ended up at the back mountain on my own. I just wanted to check out the view. No one told me to go there.”

Bethany waved off the concern. “We’re not blaming you, Faye. Catherine’s just saying that if this whole setup was real, it’d have to follow those exact steps. Which makes the odds… tiny. Like, next-to-impossible tiny.”

A beat of silence followed. Then Johnson turned to Belinda with a sudden, pointed question. “Belinda… do you have any suspects?”

at once, three sets of eyes—Bethany’s, Catherine’s, and

Belinda responded with a

toward the sterile hospital floor as the words

detected this deliberate avoidance of eye contact, and her own

could such a catastrophic incident happen so unexpectedly? The entire situation defies rational comprehension,” Bethany muttered, her brow

anticipated such a shocking turn of events?”

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longer, Bethany suddenly glanced at Johnson, then at

understood what

Faye, “Faye, perhaps we should go consult with the physician and arrange another

unexpected proposition caught Faye completely

immediate response. Her perceptive gaze traveled between Bethany and Belinda before settling on Johnson with a knowing smile. “Are you trying to get me to leave so the others can have

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