"Jenna, have you heard? That notoriously difficult patient from the neighboring department actually thanked the staff today. I can't believe it," Mandy said, her face lit with surprise. Jenna chuckled and replied, "Maybe our care finally moved him. By the way, why hasn't Dr. Karina come back yet? She should've finished her rounds by now."

Mandy shrugged casually. "Probably a patient with a more complex situation. You know how meticulous and responsible Dr. Karina is."

"That's true, but it's been so long already. I'm starting to feel uneasy," Jenna said, frowning as a sliver of worry crept into her thoughts.

"Oh, don't overthink it. Maybe she ran into someone she knows and stopped to chat. This hospital's big, after all," Mandy tried to reassure her.

But as the minutes ticked by, Karina still didn't return.

Jenna couldn't sit still anymore. She stood up and said, "This isn't right. I'm going to check on her. It's late, and I don't want anything bad happening."

serious demeanor, Mandy dropped her relaxed attitude. "Alright,

barely stepped out of the nurses' station when they heard faint commotion coming from the stairwell. Among the noise, they caught what sounded like Karina's voice, calling

""Dr. Karina!"

heard her colleagues calling her name. Summoning the last of her strength, she shouted back as

wrenched herself free from Kieran's

she was finally free from Kieran's

balance, stumbling backward. He staggered a few steps before collapsing to the

happened next

mouth as he displayed all the terrifying symptoms of a sudden

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