Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 108

Dylan immediately called Kevan. The call went through, but no one answered the phone.

In a state of panic. Dylan didn’t have time to wait for Larissa, who was following behind him. He ran to the nurses‘ station in a hurry.

A missing patient was a big deal in any hospital. In addition, everyone was still reeling from the recent suicide case. All the nurses had left to search for Kevan, leaving only one nurse on duty at the nurses station.

At Dylan’s request, the nurse made an announcement over the loudspeaker, “Mr. Rogers, your friend is walling for you in the ward. Please return as soon as possible when you hear this announcement!

In a daze, Larissa realized the gravity of the situation.

“Should we check the surveillance lootage?” she asked Dylan.

“Let’s wait a bit” Dylan replied without looking up as he fiddled with something on his phone.

“Go to the ward and wait for Kevan,” he added. “So that if he comes back, someone is there waiting for him,”

Larissa followed Dylan’s instructions and went to the ward as she knew she couldn’t be of much help.

the

time passed, Larissa became increasingly anxious as negative thoughts filled her

Kevan leaning on his

go? Her tone was reproachful because she was nervous and

of dried blood on his right hand from pulling out the IV needle midway through the

why I went out to chat with him for a bit.” Kevan hid his right hand behind his back discreetly,

important than your own health?” Dylan shoved Kevan onto the bed and glared at him “Lie down and stay still! I’ll get the nurse to reinsert your IV drip.”

said nothing. Hands hanging by her side,

you going back to work at the Regal Dynasty Hotel?” Kevan asked

replied honestly,

“So soon? Can’t you postpone it for a

been on leave for over a week already,” Larissa answered.

this period was more than what she took for the previous year entirely. Her year–end bonus was going to

Kevan suggested. “Travis‘ family might cause trouble at

Larissa had already considered these factors. “I

had to hide this issue from her colleagues. Instead, she could take a tougher approach to dealing with

exhausted from

nearly passing out when she had climbed up the mountain yesterday, Larissa didn’t feel particularly

night shifts consecutively, I was much more exhausted than I am now,” she