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Lysander’sinternalbodyclockwasremarkablyurate,sosheshouldhavewokenuparoundthistime.
Josiah,carryingthechild,headedovertoLysander’sroom.Thedoorwaswideopen,revealingonlythecleanerbusilyatworkwithin.NotonlywasLysandernowheretobefound,evenherluggagehadmysteriouslydisappeared.
Immediately,Josiahadoptedaseriousexpressionandasked,“Wheredidthepreviousguestwholivedherego?”
Beforethecleanerarrived,shehadbeeninstructedbythefrontdesk.So,whenasked,shetruthfully<b>answered</b>,“Ms.Thornehasalreadycheckedout.”
Josiah’sexpressiontensedupashepressedon.“Didshementionwhereshewasgoing?”
Lysanderrarelyactedwithoutinformingothers.Fearingthatshemighthaveencounteredanunexpectedsituation,hisheart tensedup<b>with</b>worry.
Whenthecleanernoticedhisexpressionturngloomyinaninstant,shequicklyadded,“Ms.Thornehadthefrontdeskcataxi.She<b>said</b>she’sgoingtothehospitaltovisithersister.”
Uponreceivingtheanswer,Josiahfeltaslightrelief.
Eversinceshereturnedfromthecapital,shehadbeenconstantlyworriedaboutMichelle.Furthermore,ithadbeenawhilesinceshe<b>had</bstseenherparents.Therefore,itwasonlyright<b>that</b>shewenttovisitthematthehospital.
“WhendidMs.Thorneleave?”he askedagain.Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org.
Thecleanercouldonlyvaguelyrecallit.“Probably abouthalfanhourago.”
Ahalf–hourdrivewasallittookforLysandertodistanceherselffromthehotndreachthesuburbs.Bythistime,evenifJosiahwantedtopursueher,itwouldbealreadytote.Moreover,onceoffthemountain,theroadsspreadinalldirections,sohehadnoideawhichoneshewouldchoose.
Rightaway,Josiahgaveheracall.
Beep!
Followingthat<b>tone</b>,therewasonlytheroboticvoicemessageofanunansweredcall.
AlthoughLysanderdidn’tanswerthephone,Josiahunderstoodhertemperamentwell.
Heknewthatshewaseithertoobusytocheck herphoneorintentionallyignoringhiscalls.Regardlessofthesituation,herealized<b>that</b>persistingincalling<b>her</b>wouldbepointless.
Yetforreasonsunknown,healwaysfeltacertainunease.
JosiahstoodinLysander’sroomforawhile,hismindbingincreasinglychaotic.<b>One</b>momenthewaspicturingLysander’spaleface,thenexthewasgrapplingwiththenewsofherdeparturewithoutagoodbye,nevertoreturn.Eventually,histhoughtsevenwanderedtowhathadhappenedafterhestpregnancy.
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Hehadassumedsheleftsimplybecauseshedidn’twanttoseehim.However,heneverexpected thatshehadgonestraighttothehospitaltogetanabortion.
Inaninstant,Josiahfeltachillseepingfromheadtotoe,acoldsensationpiercingstraightthroughhim.
Shehadbeenthrowingupfornoapparentreasonyesterday…
Hedared notwasteevenaminutemore.Withutmosthaste,hehandedthechildovertothehotelmanager,instructinghimtofindafewstallmembers whohad childrentolookafterthebaby.Then,hequicklydroveoff,headingstraightforCentralHospital.
Hewasn’tidleonthewaythereeither.Instead,he<b>was</b>incessantlymakingcallstoLysanderthroughhis
didn’tpickup,he’dcall
Bluetoothearpiece.Ifshedidn’tanswer,he’ddialLynn’snumbernext.IfLynnals****
Daphne.Inthismanner,hetirelesslypressedthedialbuttoncountlesstimes.
Yetitseemedasifthesethreepeoplehadamutugreementofsomesort.Notoneofthemwaswilling<b>to</b>answerthephone.
ItwasnotuntilJosiahdroveintothecitythatDaphnefinallyreturnedacall.Withoutasecondthought,hepickedupalmostthemomentthephonerang.
Daphne’svoice,filledwithdissatisfaction,immediatelyechoedinJosiah’scars.“HasMs.Lionhartreturnedfromhermountainclimbing?”
“Notyet.
“Whydidyoucallme,then<b>?</b>”
Josiahdidn’thavetimetoarguewithheraboutherattitude,sohedirectlyasked,“IsLysanderwithyou?”
Daphne<b>was</b>takenabackwhensheheardthat.“No,sheisn’t.”
Withasenseofurgency,Josiahpressedon,“Didshereachouttoyoutoday?”
Daphnecontinuedtodenyit,hervoicefilledwithconfusion.Itdidnotsoundlikeshewaslyingatall.“No,didyou
callmesomanytimesjusttofindLysander? Whathappenedtoher?Whathappenedbetweenyou
two?
Beforeshecouldfinishspeaking,Josiahabruptlyendedthecall.Sinceshedidn’tknowwhereLysanderwas,henaturallysawnoreasontowastehistimetalkingtoher.
SeeingthathisattemptstogetinformationfromDaphnewerefutile,Josiahdidn’ttrytocallLynnagain.Instead,withhismindinturmoil,hespeduphiscar.UponarrivingatCentralHospitalwithoutanymishaps,heheadedstraightfortheobstetricsandgynecologydepartmentwhereLysanderhadonceworked.
UponseeingamanlikeJosiahshowuphereallbyhimself,thenurse’sfirstreactionwastoassumethathehadlosthisway.Sheapproachedhimandsaid,“Sir,thisistheobstetricsandgynecologydepartment.Youcan’tjustwalkinhere-”
“I’mlookingforDr.Thorne,”Josiah<b>said</b>straightforwardly.
Thenursehadn’tquiteprocessedwhathesaid.“Dr.Thorne?Wedon’thaveaDr.Thornehere.There’sonlyDr.LatourandDr.Vale-”
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“I’m lookingforLysanderThorne.Sheusedtoworkhere,”Josiahsaid,emphasizinghername.
Thatwaswhenthenursehadasuddenrealization.“Oh,Isee!MightyoubeDr.Thorne’s-”
“Whereisshenow?”Josiahyelledimpatiently.
Thenursewasstartledbyhisfierceexpression,stutteringasshereplied,“5–She’sinDr.Vale’soffice.”
Meanwhile,LynnwasintheofficehavingacasualconversationwithLysander.“Haveyoubeenunderalotofstrestely?Thiskindofsituationisquitmon.Givenyourabilities,youshouldn’thavemisunderstood.”
Withawrysmile,Lysandersaid,“Ihavebeenabitbustely.”
“Youreallyshouldtakecareofyourhealth,evenwhenyou’rebusy,but…”Lynnsneakilyleanedincloser<b>as</b>shecontinued,“Didyougetanewboyfriend?”
“There’snothinggoingon,sodon’tjumptoconclusions.”
Lynnpouted.“You’restilllyingtome.Iftherewasnointimacyinvolved,youwouldn’teventhinkofthis
Witharesoundingthud,theofficedoorwasthrustopenwithimmenseforce.
“Whatthef*ck?Who’sthat?You’reDr.Thorne’sloserex–husband?Whatareyoudoinghere?”Lynnboltedtoherfeet.
Josiahhurriedlyncedsideways.HesawLysandersittingthere,perfectlposed,amomentaryrxationvisibleonherface.
Lynnsubtlyshifted herposition,cingherselfinhislineofsightasshesaid,“We’reinahospital,Mr.Guerra.Couldyoumaybebealittlegentler?Ifyouendupbreakingthedoor,you’llhavetopayforit.”
“I’llpayforit,nomatterthecost.”
Josiahpaidnoattentiontowhatwassaidtoher,insteadshequicklymovedtothesideofLysander,whowassittingonthetreatmentbed.
AssoonasLysanderliftedhergaze,shelockedeyeswith himandsawthathiseyesweretingedwithred,filledwithvisibleanxietyandworry.Itwas<b>quite</b>thefrighteningsight.
Seeinghisstrongreaction,shesaid,“Haven’tIalreadyaskedthereceptiondesktoinformyouIcametoseeMichelle,”
Josiahhadbeeninsucharushontheroadthathewasstillpantingheavily,unabletocalmdown.HestrainedtolookatLysander’stbelly,histhroatbobbingdramatically.Yet,hecouldn’tutterasingle
word.
Lysander<b>nced</b>atJosiah,thenfollowedhisgazetowhathewaslookingat,heplexionturningsomewhatunpleasant.
“It’snotwhatyou’rethinking.Shelooked awaysomew