qUnder the concealment of his subordinates, Chris went up to the second floor of the clinic. The medical superintendent himself escorted him to have his blood drawn.

Chris gazed about nervously, still wary about being followed.

There's nobody from the Gold family around here. The boys are right; the Golds wouldn't pay attention to such a small establishment.

For some reason, even that logical reassurance did not do much to quell the fear in his heart.

“Have a seat, Mr. Nacht.”

The superintendent of the clinic brought Chris to a private ward. “I'll have a doctor over immediately to run the test for you. Please wait a moment.”

Chris grunted in acknowledgment before helping himself to a glass of water.

His subordinates did not let their guard down the entire time. They examined the other patrons of the clinic closely. Upon ascertaining that there were no suspicious characters in the vicinity, they surrounded Chris where he sat to shield him from view.

As Francesca was about to make a move from outside, her snake appeared and hissed frantically. “D*mn it,” she whispered to herself, the color draining from her face. “He's here.”

As she sprinted out of the building with great haste, the superintendent returned with a small group of medical staff as they headed back to Chris' ward.

gesture to the snake, who slithered surreptitiously into the collar of one

of your blood,” the superintendent announced

grunted as

she felt a sudden chill at the back of her neck. Having reached back

were drawing blood, Chris suddenly felt a sharp pain in his ankle. In a panic, he drew up his trouser leg

prickle vanished as suddenly as

sir?” the superintendent asked with

said with a frown. “I

be sure to sterilize the area next time before

wouldn't be a

I wouldn't have to come back to this godforsaken place

clinic and lifted a casual hand

blood by the side of the snake's mouth before gazing up at the familiar silhouette by the window on the

her van left from the back alley of the clinic, Sean, who had been lying in wait, sped up but found himself soon shaken

a handful,” he growled as he swung the steering wheel ferociously. “It took so much effort to locate her,

Lindberg will

“Shut up!”

“Yes, Sean.”

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