His words struck a chord with Derek, who made a conscious decision not to bring up Raven Island again. Instead, he resolved to find another way to aid Mr. Thomas.

Deep in thought, Marcus kept his eyes shut. In recent days, his mind had been occupied with the question of who might have sent the people to injure him. There seemed to be a complicated web of interests at play, and he suspected that the instigator might be someone close to him.

Just outside the door, an incident occurred. A man, wearing a cap, collided with Rhea, who had been waiting.

Rhea’s phone was quickly stowed away as she yelled in anger, “Can’t you see where you’re going?”

The man’s eyes darted into the room where Marcus lay, and he pulled his cap down.

“Sorry,” he mumbled before hurrying off.

to the commotion, and he

happened here?”

her aching shoulder where the collision had

attention to his surroundings bumped

wasn’t paying attention? Derek glanced around, but the corridor was vacant, and the person had

set off in pursuit, intuition telling him that this individual had been trying to glean information about

moment too late. Upon reaching the hospital’s exit, he found no sign

without success, his face

man

eyes narrowed as he thought about the implications. Was the man sent by an

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