Chapter 64: Mission Failing Chapter 64: Mission Failing But inside, he was already planning his next move.

“I should go now,” Nurse Courage said, her voice drained of all emotion.

She cast Reuben one last look before turning on her heels and heading back to her car.

Just as her fingers brushed the door handle, the front door behind her creaked open.

A sultry, feminine voice called out.

“Baby, aren’t you done here yet?” Courage froze.

Slowly, she turned back, her heart pounding in her ears.

Standing in the doorway was a young woman, barely covered by the skimpy clothes clinging to her body.

Her eyes were fixed on Reuben, oblivious to the storm she had just unleashed.

Reuben went rigid.

His hands shot up in a frantic gesture, signaling for the woman to be silent.

But it was too late.

Courage had already seen everything.

Understood everything.

Reuben’s face paled as panic gripped him.

He quickly gestured for the girl to go back inside, then, with hurried steps, hobbled toward Courage, his weight pressing on the walking stick.

“Listen to me,” he begged.

“It’s not what it looks like!

She, she’s my sister!

She came to stay with me for a while… to take care of my injuries!” His words tumbled out too fast, too forced.

Courage’s lips parted slightly as she stared at him, her mind struggling to process the sheer audacity of his lie.

His sister?

Really?

Her hands clenched into fists.

The weight of betrayal, humiliation, and heartbreak crashed down on her all at once.

with that tone?” Nurse Courage repeated, letting out a hollow

trying, really trying,

this point, she couldn’t

SLAP!

crashed against Reuben’s cheek, the sharp sound slicing through the night

staggered back, nearly

bright red imprint of her fingers

yelled, her chest rising and falling

his

his mask of

was no point in lying

going

let her go, not when he still needed

Fine.

wouldn’t fall

would just have to use another

Swish!

silencer from his belt and racked the slide back

quiet but deadly snick of the safety being disengaged sent a chill down

eyes widened in

back, heart pounding as she looked into Reuben’s

then she saw it, the same terrifying expression he had in the

the hospital, Nnenna’s

had taken hold so fast that she barely had time to register it

her rounds entered the room

shaking her lightly, but

pressed the emergency button and called

later, the doctor arrived,

He checked her vitals, but there was no clear cause

His expression tightened.

Director Ikenna,” he

minutes, his normally composed face

still form as the doctor explained her

Ikenna

measures immediately,” he

hurried to follow his

placed over Nnenna’s body, designed to lower

and between her thighs, key areas that could help draw the heat from her

nurse adjusted her IV drip, switching it to cold saline to cool her

dose of

observed everything closely, his hands clenched into

nurse reported, concern

therapy,” Ikenna ordered without

over Nnenna’s nose and mouth, providing much needed support as her

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