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.”

a note of panic in

out who the killer is

let us

wrap up their investigation and lift the surveillance, then Damian

any effort would be futile. If Colin had decided to check himself in here, he must have had his reasons.

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

lot of restrictions,” I murmured as

regretting his earlier impulsiveness that led to him decking

whispered, eyeing the institution’s building. “Robin, do you hear

be sure if it was just my imagination, but every time I got close to the institution, I could hear screams and cries, as if countless tortured souls were struggling.

moment before shaking his head. “I

deep breath. “Then maybe… I’m

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 Henry’s

speaking again. “Doesn’t Henry

But to get his hands on the Langley Group, he needs solid strategic partners. The All–Stars

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