The guard, seeing no other way, finally called Grace.

Grace was buried in paperwork for the project with Yule Group. When she saw the contact name flash on the screen, she hesitated momentarily before answering.

"What is it?"

"Ms. Lambert, something's off with Mr. Lambert. His mental state doesn't seem good."

Grace frowned and pushed the files aside. "What happened?"

Still believing Andrea was someone Grace had personally sent, the guard didn't mention her.

"He just... keeps saying he wants to see you."

Grace exhaled slowly, her voice steady. "Let him tough it out. He needs to remember this lesson."

Liam hadn't been hooked for long—as long as he had the will, he could still recover.

The guard glanced at the tightly shut door, sighing helplessly.

time... maybe you should come by.

her fingers against her forehead.

finished sorting her documents quickly and was just about to leave when her phone rang again. It

been

turning her

room door and entered, where she found out he was

reached out to feel his forehead as she stood by his bed, then

burning up. Why didn't

away, his voice hoarse. "No need for you

coughed hard several times

just like a prickly little hedgehog—he absolutely refused to show

the looks of it, he didn't get along with

thought back to how Liam had once gotten people to

whole class into isolating

happened in elementary or middle school, not at the university level, where people should've been mature enough to know

to ask. Instead, she headed to the campus clinic and bought

she ran into Jasper's roommates in

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