Chapter 131

Joy’s dilemma proved to be a tough nut to crack, and she couldn’t make it back. In her stead, Jeremy dutifully swung by every day to chauffeur Leanne to and from work.

By day, she was ensconced within the bustling hospital, and by night, she retreated to the high-security embrace of Crystal Cove Villas. Leanne wasn’t left to her own devices, nor did she encounter any more of the bizarre occurrences that had unsettled her that one day.

Donna rolled her eyes with contempt, “See, I told you these guys are all bark and no bite. They hide and talk big, but they wouldn’t dare to show their faces.”

Jeremy shot Leanne a text, saying he had a class reunion that evening and couldn’t pick her up.

Leanne replied, “No worries, I’m on the night shift today anyway.”

“Leanne’s on the graveyard shift, huh?” Amy fretted, “What if that creep decides to show up in the middle of the night?”

“Don’t jinx it, Amy, knock on wood,” Donna quickly interjected, before turning to Leanne with advice, “Make sure you buddy up when you head to the restroom, don’t go alone.”

Leanne nodded and opened her drawer to reveal her secret weapon, “I’m prepared.”

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eye – turned out to be a bacterial infection. He was treated

left eyelid was ulcerated and sealed shut by swelling, and he was in

hurry, rushing out only to double back and pocket her essentials.

infection and consulting

plan, hours had slipped by for Leanne. She had missed dinner, and the cafeteria had long since closed its doors for the night. She figured she’d

at the office.

a nurse in the corridor, Leanne inquired about a patient who had just undergone surgery that afternoon.

to her office. Passing through a security corridor, she

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riddled with ourveillance cameras, and it wasn’t even fon clock yet Most patients were chill awake, with relatives fingering

just spoken with hadntjven walked

that someone could be so audacious had

instant terror crawled up her scalp, she cognized the pungent odor invading

Ether

she knew all too well what it was a potent inhalation anesthetic that could knock a person out in an instant

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