The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1689

1s it locked?” Dr. Tam walked over and gave the door a try. Sure enough, it was locked.

“That’s strange “He muttered. This storage closet is never locked. We usually just pile all our junk in here. Who would’ve locked it?”

Sophia was more certain than ever that she hadn’t been mistaken. Someone had been eavesdropping on her conversation with Dr. Tam and had darted into the storage closet when they’d emerged.

“Dr. Tam,” she said, “I’ll stay here while you get the key. We need to make sure there’s no one in there.”

Dr. Tam thought it was odd that the closet was locked, but he didn’t think anyone was hiding inside. Perhaps one of the nurses had locked it after dumping some useless stuff in there. Still, seeing Sophia’s concern, he agreed to fetch the key.

her arms folded and her eyes glued to the closet. She was determined not

the

Ida asked Byran in a hushed whisper.

hide in here. I’m too big to go unnoticed. Rather than wait for Sophia to discover us, we should confront her directly.

the door, ready

hesitant. “Hold on. Let’s

key. Once he opens the door, there’s no way we can explain our

could see were stacks of medical waste.

were about to give in to the inevitable, they heard the key being inserted into the lock. The door was about to open.

face the impending situation. Suddenly, she felt a tug