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.

the snake, who slithered surreptitiously into

we will begin by drawing a sample of your blood,” the superintendent announced politely. “If you would roll up your

as he

nurse was in the process of handing over sterilized equipment, she felt a sudden chill at the back of her neck. Having reached

they were drawing blood, Chris suddenly felt a sharp pain in his ankle. In a panic, he

prickle vanished as suddenly as it

the superintendent asked with

a frown. “I got bitten by

We will be sure to sterilize the area next time before

wouldn't be a next

the results of the toxicology report are out, I wouldn't have to come back to this godforsaken place ever

clinic and lifted a casual hand to allow her snake to land squarely on

snake's mouth before gazing up at the familiar silhouette by the window on the second floor. “You

the back alley of the clinic, Sean, who had been lying in wait, sped

woman is a handful,” he growled as he swung the steering wheel ferociously. “It took so

careful, Sean. Mr. Lindberg will have your

“Shut up!”

“Yes, Sean.”

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