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.

was broadcasted throughout the hospital every

time passed, Larissa became increasingly anxious as

returned with Kevan leaning on his shoulder. Larissa quickly went up

Her tone was reproachful because she was nervous and worried

was a disturbing patch of dried blood on his right hand from pulling out the IV needle midway through the drip. In addition, he did not put any pressure on the wound to stop the

with him for a bit.” Kevan hid his right hand

Kevan onto the bed and glared at him “Lie down and stay still! I’ll get the nurse to reinsert your

words out of her mouth so Larissa said nothing. Hands hanging by her

at the Regal Dynasty Hotel?” Kevan

replied honestly, “Tomorrow,”

slightly. “So soon? Can’t you

on leave for over a week

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

off,” Kevan suggested. “Travis‘ family might

factors. “I will call the

between her and Travis were now public knowledge, she no longer had to hide this issue from her colleagues. Instead, she could take a tougher approach to

must be exhausted from

nearly passing out when she had climbed

shifts consecutively, I was much more exhausted than I