Jerry weighed the possibility, a hint of gloom in his voice, "If that's the case, we're in for some trouble. Let's not even mention that the harassment case is several years old now. But at present, they're insisting that the girl committed suicide because of severe depression, and encountering Julian just pushed him over the edge. We have no way to verify that."

"Who says we can't?" Vivienne, acting on the information Matthew had dug up earlier, stepped into the elevator, "Just wait for my news. I'll fill you in later."

The moment the elevator doors closed with a ding, she promptly ended the call.

Percival watched the floor numbers rise with a hint of concern in his eyes, "Vivienne, are you really sure that woman's daughter will help us?"

Vivienne: "I'm not sure."

Such honesty, and they were at a loss for words.

Sensing the chill in Vivienne's gaze, Percival cleared his throat, "So, are we here today just to fish for information?"

"Exactly."

The elevator dinged upon reaching the fifteenth floor.

Vivienne waited for the doors to fully open before stepping out.

Walking along the corridor towards the most secluded corner, they approached the VIP hospital room with the poorest lighting.

Through the glass door, they could see a girl in a hospital gown sitting on the pristine white bed, barely in her early twenties. Her face was devoid of color, skin stretched over bones as if she was merely a skeleton with a layer of flesh.

She didn't seem to care about her cracked, bleeding lips, her gaze lifelessly fixed outside the window.

Several birds perched on the glass, hopping around cheerfully and unafraid of humans.

the birds

with sharp eyes, noticed the bandages revealed as the girl stretched

long strip, extending from her wrist into her sleeve without a visible end, as

is it so quiet? Didn't Zinnia claim she visits daily? It's past lunch, and no one's

or a family member. This area felt like a forgotten

and Percival

times a day, like clockwork. Yet now, well past lunchtime, she was nowhere to be

Percival coldly

pushed open the door

followed closely as

trio then saw the

of strangers. Desolate as if nothing in

Vivienne was certain; this girl was indeed suffering from severe

distance that would feel safe to Cassidy, "You must be

it. Her barely perceptible nod was like a dead tree's last sway, her

sense her thoughts, pulling up a chair to sit, "We're here about

pupils trembled, a pained expression crossing her face, and if one looked closely, they

prepared for

didn't expect Cassidy to be so

stayed unspoken as she shifted

hospital

revealing layers of bandages

she finally voiced her question, "If

"Why? That woman, she thought I was pretending. Why do you believe me?" Vivienne shrugged, "Because

was true, wasn't that a bit

boldly declared herself a genius in front of

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