Chapter 293

Damian chuckled. “What in the world are you talking about, Ms. Larson? Family visiting a patient is as natural as apple pie.”

I let out a sigh of relief, my grip on Robin’s hand slowly easing.

“But…” Damian’s smile faded somewhat “Caleb isn’t your run–of–the–mill patient. He’s highly aggressive, and he’s broken the law. He’s under investigation, and without police clearance, we can’t allow visits.”

“Dr. Damian, the reasons behind Caleb’s assault are still being investigated. Even the police haven’t… Robin began, bis voice laced with barely contained anger.

Damian cut him off. “Officer Robin, if you were still on the detective squad, providing the right paperwork might persuade me to let you visit. We have protocols to follow, and you wouldn’t want to put us in a tough spot, right?”

The subtext in Damian’s words was clear: Robin, you’re not a detective anymore, you’re a traffic cop now, and you should stick to directing cars.

Robin clenched his fists, ready to lunge forward.

I grabbed his arm tightly. “Let’s go.”

have time,” Robin said, a note of panic in

to figure out who the

going to let us

wrap up their investigation and lift the surveillance, then Damian will have no right

decided to check himself in here, he must have had his reasons.

to find Finn,” Robin said, leading me off in

with a lot

that led to him decking Dorian. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be in this

something off about Damian,” I whispered, eyeing the institution’s building. “Robin, do you

couldn’t be sure if it was just my imagination, but every time I got close to

intently for a moment before shaking his head. “I don’t hear anything.”

“Then maybe… I’m just too on edge. Let’s go.”

looked at Eric. “We need to find a way to get to Carl and make him drop the charges voluntarily. If we can do that, we can secure visiting

nodded. “It’ll be tough; Carl’s

“Doesn’t Henry have people he

nodded again. “Sure does. Henry’s been eager to legitimize his dockside dealings and his underground earnings. He wants to take over the Langley Group to slowly launder his shady assets. But to get his hands on the Langley Group, he needs solid strategic partners. The All–Stars Consortium has been rising rapidly in the

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