When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 131

Chapter 131



The following day, I went to the hospital to see Warren. He seemed irked upon learning that Eliana had spilled the beans about the experimental drug. "Can't tell a cold capsule from an anti-inflammatory, and she's sending you over?" he scoffed.

"I mentioned it just once, and she remembered. She's got a good memory and cares about me," I defended.

Warren quickly skimmed through my medical report and took off his glasses more dramatically than usual.

"Melanie, the radiation you were exposed to last time has me worried," he confessed, his tone grave.

That was the first time I'd seen him without his glasses, and he seemed more authoritative, his balding head notwithstanding.

Sitting across from him, I felt a twinge of anxiety. "Is it coming back?"

odds aren't great." He didn't sugarcoat his words, especially when indicating that several markers in

at least long enough to uncover the truth behind my father's death. But

"You're kind of like a glitchy app right now-still going but might crash any minute. I think you should be in the hospital so we can keep an eye on things constantly. If anything goes wrong, we can handle it right away. With me on board,

knew my situation was dire. I did some digging myself. Radiation from those stones had led to leukemia and cancer in many miners. My

and Warren

to talk with someone, but

situation, I shook my

the sand. Hospitalization would mean Clyde finding out everything. And with my condition public

drug from Aurora Labs I've been working on. It might shield you from some radiation effects in clinical trials. But, look here, there are

of unfamiliar medical

affect your central nervous system, but we're unclear on the specifics." "Could

"Doubt it. It's used to

breathed a sigh of relief. If Warren deemed

to give it a

е

I was all in. After all,