After hanging up, Lane was stuck in a daze for a long while before finally snapping back to reality and looking up at Kenneth.

The two men locked eyes in the dim light of the hospital room before Kenneth finally broke the silence. "I was wondering what you wanted for breakfast." "I'll skip it. You go ahead."

With that, Lane hopped out of bed and headed straight to freshen up!

Hiding out here these past few days, Lane had let himself go quite a bit, not even bothering to shave.

Behind him, Kenneth didn't move towards the kitchen but remained standing still.

When Lane emerged from the bathroom, Kenneth was still there.

"You heading out?"

"Yeah. Dorothy wants to see me. She's been admitted to the hospital because there's no antidote available, and I've got to deliver it to her!"

A flicker of panic that couldn't be hidden crossed Kenneth's eyes.

"Admitted to the hospital? Did she say how she was?"

was just putting on an act or if she really had been hospitalized! After

pretty serious," Lane said, before realizing something was

no feelings for her, but she's still my

quick, albeit a bit

to dwell

don't know when I'll be back. If you get hungry, just eat something. Don't wait for

to give one last instruction, "Once Dorothy and I come to an agreement, you're free to leave. Until then, stay put! I don't want to have to take drastic measures." It was

nodded, "Alright, I won't

changed his clothes and stealthily

wasn't

along, to find out where the

to leave were just to

...

call to Lane was something Everett was

didn't want Everett to always be the one taking risks

started because of Lane's obsession with her, it

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