Chapter 569

"Bryn? Bryn..."

Briony's eyes fluttered open to find James Delaney suddenly looming over her, anxiety etched across his face.

"Bryn, you're awake! How are you feeling?"

She stared at him, disoriented, her thoughts muddled. Had she really just dreamed about Stewart?

James waited for a response, then reached out to feel her forehead. "No fever. You're not concussed, are you?"

Snapping back to herself, Briony met his worried gaze. "I'm fine."

James let out a huge sigh of relief. "You scared the hell out of me! As long as your brain's still working..."

"How did you even find out about the accident?" she asked.

"I got a call from Dr. Clarke," James said. "Apparently, some good Samaritan

called an ambulance and got you to the hospital."

"Did you see who it was?"

James shook his head. "No idea. Why?"

"They saved my life. I just thought I ought to thank them in

there were several people helping out- someone called the police, another

silent, letting the matter drop. Maybe it really was just a

of that phone call before the crash jolted her. Briony suddenly tried

her back down, frowning. "You've

Her voice was urgent. "There was

I took everything out before it went in for

a bag of hawthorn

“No, I didn't

Was there really something wrong with those candies? Had

what's up with you? It's just candy-why

phone call. Whoever it

what she was about to do. And

Would Ferdinand really hurt

no answers. For now, she decided not to

into the mess.

for the studio, Marlene came to

was in the kitchenette, simmering a pot of soup. Briony sat up in bed, scrolling through work emails

are you feeling?" Cedric asked as he

hesitated, then asked,

blinked, then gave an awkward smile. "I really don't

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