Chapter 250

"I'd been staying at the studio the past few days," Briony recalled. "It was around then that I started feeling weak and unwell."

"But haven't you stayed at the studio overnight plenty of times before? You never felt sick then, did you?"

Suddenly, Briony remembered the day Lauren had brought Irwin to see her at the studio. Now that she thought about it, Irwin had seemed a little off.

Could it have been him...?

James pressed, "Who are you talking about?"

Briony's expression changed. "Hand me my phone."

James quickly passed it to her. Briony dialed Hannah.

Hannah picked up almost right away. "Briony?"

“Hannah, I need you to go to my office and the break room. Look very carefully and see if there's anything unusual-like some kind of energy stone or mineral."

"What?" Hannah was startled. "Energy stone? Aren't those radioactive or something?"

"Exactly. Just check for anything strange, will you?"

"Okay, but what am I even looking for?"

"I'm not sure," Briony said, her tone grave. "It's just a hunch. I can't say for sure there's anything there, but I want you to double-check for me."

"All right, I'll look now."

me know

"Of course."

ended the call, Briony stared at her phone, her expression

concern.

Northborough, Wentworth & Associates.

was a knock at the

"Come in."

him. "Mr. Wentworth, our

his dark eyes fixed on the papers

rushed to the hospital straight from the airport. The doctors say she's

on his

exposed to something highly radioactive. Thankfully, they caught it

of his nose, brow

"About the Lockwood family

Make sure we bring a

"Understood."

paced between Briony's office and the break room, searching thoroughly, but she

"I've checked everywhere—didn't find

checked the

what that thing's supposed to look like. If you want to be completely sure, we'd need a professional team to come

specialist and arrange for them to check

do, but it's late, so it'll have to be

"That's fine."

to Gwendolyn White and Carney. "Professor, Mrs. Winslow

you tonight,"

up from the sofa. "Mrs. Winslow, you and Briony's teacher shouldn't stay up so late-let the young handle it. I'll take care of Bryn

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