Chapter 1234

Just as Elysia was about to answer, a sharp female voice echoed from the hallway outside.

"I told you, you can't see him, and that's final! Cry all you want, it won't change anything. Those are the rules!"

"I've never dealt with such unreasonable family members. I said he's just in quarantine, not dead already! What's there to cry about?"

"If you waste any more of our time, and we don't find a cure because of it, it'll be on you!"

Another woman's voice broke in, shaky and pleading.

"Today is my child's birthday. She just wants to see her dad, even if it's just from behind the glass. Can't you let us do that?"

"No! How many times do I have to say it—no means no! If you keep pestering me,

I'll have security throw you out! God, you're exhausting!"

Suddenly the woman snapped, and the little girl burst into loud sobs.

Elysia frowned and stepped out into the hallway.

There were three people: two women and a child.

of the women was in her twenties, dressed in

a five- or six-year-old girl to

and immediately shot her

are you? Why are you

before the older woman hurried over, still

begged, tears streaming down her face. "Please, have a heart. Let us see her dad, just for a moment. It's her birthday—she

we'd stay behind the glass! We just want to see him, please. We're

little girl, dressed in a frilly princess dress, clung to her

I want Daddy! I want Daddy..."

in strict isolation. But now that his family knew what was really happening, shouldn't they at least be allowed to see him through the glass? That

the hospital's reasoning. She started to explain, "I'm sorry, I'm

not a doctor? Then how did you get into the records room? Who are you, a reporter?" the young woman snapped, cutting

you leak anything,

to keep calm. "I'm not

woman interrupted her

what are you? Who let

start talking, or I'm calling the cops

exasperated. Who interrupts people this much? Has she ever

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