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?"

he was completely cut off from the outside world, he couldn't be sure if Dorothy was just putting on an act or

Lane said, before realizing something was off.

she's still my sister's best friend. It's only natural for me to

response was quick, albeit

anxious to dwell on whether Kenneth's explanation made

If you get hungry, just eat something. Don't wait for

instruction, "Once Dorothy and I come to an agreement, you're free to leave. Until then, stay put! I don't want

nodded, "Alright,

Lane leave, Kenneth quickly changed his clothes and

he wasn't

by Lane's side was his goal all along, to find out where the antidote

wanting to leave were just to

...

call to Lane was something Everett was unaware

didn't want Everett to always be the one

whole situation started because of Lane's obsession with her, it was up to her to put an end to

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