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?"

if Dorothy was just putting on an act or if she really

pretty serious," Lane said, before realizing something

had no feelings for her, but she's still my sister's best friend. It's only

quick, albeit a bit

to dwell on whether Kenneth's explanation

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

to give one last instruction, "Once Dorothy and I come to an agreement, you're

"Alright,

leave, Kenneth quickly changed his

course, he wasn't

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

previous claims of wanting to leave were just to throw Lane off the scent, to prevent

...

to Lane was something Everett was unaware

be the one taking

her, it was

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