The Woman From Hell

"Be careful. Don't get caught." Shannon shrunk as if she was afraid to be caught doing something bad.

I laughed at her guilty expression. "This car is rented. The windows are all tinted, so no one can look in. Don't worry."

Shannon immediately sat up straight when she heard what I said. "You should have said so earlier. I wasted my time being so nervous. Say, do you think Gareth will notice us with us parked here in broad daylight?"

"He won't. There are so many houses here. It's normal for a car or two to be parked around. He won't suspect a thing." I had already scouted the place long before. Gareth had never interacted with his neighbors. He probably did not know what they looked like either. "He's coming out!" Shannon pointed at Gareth who was coming out in front of us.

He was dressed formally and got into the car.

He was dressed so formally even when heading out. Was he meeting someone important?

After his car was some distance ahead, I then slowly started driving.

I kept a certain distance within the visible line of sight so that we would not be easily discovered.

"We don't seem to be heading into any business districts. Why would he not wear a tie if he's meeting a client?"

Shannon was watching him very closely. I did not realize that he did not have a tie on either. After thinking, I replied, "He's probably going to meet with someone important who's not part of work. A personal friend perhaps?"

sound of Shannon chewing on potato chips came from beside me, and I glanced at her. "Why are you

not like it's delaying us anyway. He's just going to meet a friend. Doesn't seem to make sense for us to be tailing him," Shannon said, looking like this was

was not wrong,

that the hospital

poked her head forward and narrowed her eyes. "Looks like it. We're in the northern suburbs. The Northern Suburbs Hospital is known for its neurosurgery, but it's located in a remote place. Most people would choose Whaldorf Hospital, which is

is sick?" I

was wondering this, Gareth

driver's seat and got out of the car. "Shannon,

"Oh, okay. Be careful."

while keeping a few feet between us the entire way. A few people would pass through between us, so he was likely not going to notice

into the

on a mask and went into the elevator with a few other people. Worried he might recognize me,

stopped on the

and more

pulling, I was shoved over to Gareth. I looked up and glanced at him. His gaze was also directed toward me. I

not notice

and Gareth exited the elevator. I exited it