Bagot checked his phone and saw several messages from Hannah, all brimming with impatience.

He set the phone aside without responding and turned to Cowan.

“How long until I can leave the hospital?”

“The doctor mentioned it should be by next week,” Cowan replied.

Bagot nodded thoughtfully.

“Once I’m discharged, please arrange some valuable gifts.

We’ll pay a visit to the Compton family together.

“Understood, Mr.

Delgado.

the room,

eyes as

the app, logged out without a second thought

a sense of detachment, she retreated to her room, hoping to indulge in

refusing to

shook her head as if

Splash!

turned on the

through her

overwhelmed,

fingers through the warm water, before finally shutting off the

the porcelain rim,

mirror and cloaking the room

of the bath seeped into her bones, coaxing her into a vulnerable

off, the water’s embrace grew colder, an icy chill creeping into her

Her eyes snapped open.

surged-a tidal wave

a child again,

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