Chapter 120

Chapter 120



I shoved Clyde aside and landed hard on the floor.

Seeing Kayla's lifeless body next to me, a bullet wound between her brows, I realized that death in real life bore little resemblance to the dramatic scenes portrayed on TV.

There wasn't much blood, but her eyes were wide open, staring toward the door, unblinking in death.

Paramedics in hazmat suits rushed in, pulling Clyde away from the scene.

Summoning the last of my strength, I crawled to Kayla's side and fished a pill bottle out of her pocket.

free and ran toward me. "Melanie, Melanie,

was a mess, with tears and snot mixing as they

and shoved two pills into his mouth.

was swarming with officials, all set to examine us

hearing only the hospital where Warren worked had the necessary facilities and isolation units,

I said before my

hath no fury like a woman scorned. If Clyde knew about my illness, he'd uncover why I had left before. And

thoughts a chaotic tangle, until I spotted Warren. Reaching out to him, I

looked down, his expression unchanged, but his eyes showed a hint of disdain as he gently pushed my hand away with his clipboard. "The patient is alert.

looked at him with admiration. "Dr. Chandler, can you read minds? Did

read faces. She had a stroke of bad luck, but stepping into our hospital seems to have lightened it. The impending doom has

At the Chandler family's hospital, Clyde had no clue about my condition. When I woke up, Warren's poker face greeted me again. "You've been eating a lot

asked, "There's a 'but,'

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