q“Go and guard the door,” Layla ordered in a low voice.

“Understood.” Kerrie turned docile all of a sudden. She slowly walked over to the door and stood guard there like a statue.

Layla immediately opened the window, upon which a gust of cold wind hit her in the face. Phew! Fortunately, it's only the seventh floor here!

Then, she pressed the watch on her wrist. In no time, a familiar voice drifted out. “Ms. Layla!”

“We're moving now.”

“I'll make the arrangements right away!”

After ringing the alarm, Layla hurried over to Francesco and deftly removed the needle from the back of her hand. She draped a coat over the latter before helping her to the window. “Can you make it?”

“Yes!” Francesca strugglingly held on to the window sill to support herself while Layla dropped the rope down. Subsequently, she grabbed onto the rope and got ready to jump down.

Knock, knock! At that precise moment, a knock suddenly sounded from outside the door.

Stunned for a moment, Francesca reflexively glanced back over her shoulder.

“Ms. Felch, Mr. Lindberg asked us to drive you back. We'll depart in an hour. Is that agreeable to you?” It was Sean's voice.

back? My injury hasn't healed yet,

castle, it'll be difficult if I want

hospital, so he had someone build a clinic in the castle. Dr. Wright will also be moving into the castle with her medical team later,” Sean explained respectfully through the

Francesca felt a

made so many arrangements for me quietly. With me leaving now,

fine as well.

sudden, Francesca hesitated and

whispered, “Why don't you reconsider it? I can tell that

the more

steeled her resolve. She clutched the rope tightly, deciding to still

the other end

finished speaking, a screeching

that, the line was cut

things had gone awry,

ground, she urgently instructed before she was even steady on her feet, “Hurry up and

responded very quickly, stripping the watch at once and tossing it into the toilet bowl in the washroom before flushing

series of frantic knocking rang out outside the ward. “I'm

after that, Sean smashed the door and barged

Kerrie gasped in pain as she clutched her

she could. She collapsed

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