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Chapter 125: Cornered

Regina Quinn’s heels clicked sharply against the pristine floors of Zeden General Hospital, the rhythm loud and impatient.

Her perfectly styled hair didn’t sway a strand out of place, and her tailored navy pantsuit was crisp despite the rush she had left her house in. But inside, her composure was beginning to crack.

She wasn’t here for a check-up. And she definitely wasn’t here to see Eliana Howells. No. She was here for answers.

The receptionist glanced up, offering the usual polite smile. "Good morning, ma’am. How may I help you?"

"I need to speak with your manager," Regina said, her voice cool and controlled but urgent beneath the surface. "It’s regarding a private matter. Hospital security footage."

The receptionist blinked, clearly caught off guard. "One moment, ma’am. Let me check if the manager is available."

As the girl picked up the phone, Regina exhaled through her nose. Her mind raced with questions. Who had leaked the information? How had they known what Ivy said in a room with an unconscious woman? Someone must’ve been watching. Listening or perhaps recording.

She hoped not because if there was a recording—she needed it gone.

The receptionist looked up after a few seconds. "You can go in. Office is down that hall, second door to the left."

"Thank you," Regina replied, forcing a smile that never reached her eyes.

When she entered the manager’s office, the middle-aged man behind the desk stood and offered his hand. "Good morning, ma’am. You didn’t inform us beforehand about your visit. I hope all is well. How can I assist you?"

Regina sat without shaking his hand, her patience already thinning. "Mr. Harris, I’m here because I need access to the hospital’s security footage from yesterday. Specifically the hallway outside room 408—Eliana Howells’s room. It’s urgent."

The manager blinked, caught off guard by her directness. "Ma’am... I’m afraid you’re too late."

Whatever she needed it for didn’t matter at the moment as what he was more concerned about was why everyone seemed to be interested in that footage.

Regina’s eyes narrowed. "What do you mean

footage is no longer here. Two officers came by early this morning. They said the footage was needed for an ongoing investigation," he said with a small shrug, as if this was

quickly, sitting

and Jacobs," Mr. Harris replied, flipping through a small logbook. Though he didn’t owe her any explanation, he didn’t want trouble seeing as she was ordering him like she was his creator. If she

had proper identification. Claimed it was urgent and

didn’t sit right

swirling. "Sterling? Are you sure that’s

nodded. "That’s what the paperwork says. They signed

you, Mr. Harris. You’ve

tight and her purse gripped in her hand like a weapon, she strode out

the door shut and yanked her

a man’s voice on

detective roster at Zeden PD.

said, followed by

static. She hadn’t come all this way to be played like this.

by those names. At least not in Zeden. You sure that’s

A slow, cold dread settled

said they were officers," she murmured, more to herself than

they

Collins," she said and hung up without waiting

in her seat, staring at nothing. Her thoughts

the footage. Someone pretending to be law enforcement. Someone who knew Ivy had said something reckless and wanted to make

tying up loose ends and she had just been

of her thoughts. She grabbed it, barely glancing at

"Ivy," she said curtly.

over. Stefan—he’s pushing me into a corner now. I don’t have a choice anymore. I—I have to sign the divorce