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    Realization dawned on Nathan instantly—this was a massive misunderstanding. Tina hadpletely misconstrued the situation!


    Several patients and visitors had paused in their tracks, exchanging whispers and throwing judgmental nces toward the unfolding drama.


    “These young people today—absolutely shameless!”


    “He has the appearance of decency, but appearances clearly deceive!”


    The whispers weren’t particrly loud, but they sliced through the air like invisible daggers.


    Nathan’s face med crimson with mortification, his toes curling inside his shoes as if trying to burrow through the floor.


    “Tina, for heaven’s sake, let me exin!” he pleaded desperately. “You’ve got it all wrong! This isn’t the right ce—we need to talk inside!”


    He clutched Ivy’s arm firmly while ushering the resistant Tina back toward Sadie’s hospital room.


    Unbeknownst to the trio, a man in a baseball cap lurked at the far end of the corridor, partially concealed by the stairwell entrance. His eyes glinted with malicious intrigue as a calcting smile slithered across his face.


    What an unexpected revtion—besides Briley, another faction had set their sights on Sadie! And remarkably, they appeared to be rted to the Higgins family.


    He melted silently into the stairwell, extracted his phone, and punched in Briley’s number with practiced precision.


    The connection established almost instantly, Briley’s impatient voice crackling through the speaker. “Report. Was the mission sessful?”


    “No,” he stated tly.


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    Briley’s voice frosted over with irritation. “Then why waste my time with this call? Do you think I’ve nothing better to do?” Her tone suggested she was milliseconds away from terminating the conversation.


    “I may have failed the primary objective, but I’ve uncovered something rather intriguing,” the man countered with unruffledposure. “It appears another faction has targeted Sadie. They seem to be connected to the Higgins family. I distinctly caught mention of someone named Ophelia.”


    Briley’s end of the line went dead silent, the information clearly striking a chord.


    Sadie possessed a remarkable talent for cultivating adversaries wherever she ventured. Her character must be truly abhorrent for so many to despise her, each eager to remove her permanently from the equation.


    Briley was well acquainted with Ophelia, Jarrett’s fresh bride. She had witnessed their nuptials in Beversea mere days earlier.


    A frosty chuckle escaped Briley’s lips. If eager yers had already entered the game, why not recline and savor the unfolding spectacle?


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