Dorothy awoke with a start, the familiar warmth of another person conspicuously absent from her side.

Glancing at the clock, it read 7 AM — a time when Everett would normally be hunched over his desk, sifting through a mountain of paperwork. But now, he was nowhere to be found in the hospital room.

Concern knitting her brows, Dorothy rose to search for him. She checked the doctor's office, and the long, sterile corridors — no sign of him.

Returning to the room to grab her phone, she dialed Everett's number, only to hear his ringtone echo from within the room.

His phone was left behind.

Odd.

Very odd.

"Dr. Quincy. Have you seen Everett around?" Dorothy inquired, her voice tinged with worry as she ventured out again.

his room?" "Nope. He was gone when I woke up." "Well, perhaps you should check the security room? If he left the

nodded, a bit resigned. "Guess that's the only option I have." In Swevia Country, she was out of her element. Other

front entrance.” Whirling around and peering down from the upper floor, Dorothy's eyes indeed caught the sight

She needed to find out what was going on, and why Everett had left the hospital so early in the

details were

downstairs, Dorothy was taken aback at the sight of Everett up close — his complexion was ashen, and

what happened to you?" she gasped, instinctively rushing

his voice a hoarse

the room in the morning,

avoiding hers, an unusual behavior for

was not like him at

wait." Despite his haste, he stopped at her touch, not wanting

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