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    She knew all too well why Ryan had sought her out today. Due to the situation with Verena, Lucas hadpletely cut ties with Ryan. Rumors also said that Vincent had staunchly refused to get involved in the matter.


    She was Ryan’s only option.


    A part of Belinda toyed with the idea of making a deal with Ryan if he would be willing to reveal the mastermind behind Verena.


    But whether he waspletely ignorant or simply didn’t want to be a rat, it was clear that Ryan wouldn’t give her that key piece of information. So why should she tell him Verena’s whereabouts? Did Ryan think she would just give him what he wanted without asking anything in return?


    Ryan gnashed his teeth in frustration as he watched Belinda go.


    As things stood, he had no other way to learn Verena’s whereabouts.


    He did know that someone else was pulling the strings alongside Verena, but he had no idea who it was. He truly didn’t know. Verena hadn’t told him, either.


    Even if he knew, he wouldn’t tell Belinda about it.


    Now, the person behind Verena was her only hope. Maybe they could find a way to save her.


    He believed Verena had no one else to pin her hopes on.


    Thinking about this, Ryan couldn’t help but curse under his breath in annoyance.


    Belinda’s meeting with Ryan didn’t affect her mood in the slightest. After returning to the hospital, Belinda had a quick meal in the canteen, took a short break, and then carried on with work in the afternoon.


    When she got home that evening, she told Lucas everything.


    “What do you think? Does Ryan really not know, or is he just ying dumb?” Belinda asked Lucas afterward.


    Lucas pondered it for a moment. “Given their rtionship, it’s likely that Ryan doesn’t know. It’s possible that he’s aware someone else is involved, but he probably doesn’t know who it is. Even if that’s the case, it makes sense that he wouldn’t tell you. My guess is that he’s now counting on that person to save Verena.”


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    Belinda crossed her arms over her chest. “So how are things going on that end? Has anyone approached Verena to save her?”


    “No.” Lucas shook his head. “None so far.”


    He let out a dryugh before adding, “You could say Verena is living in constant turmoil at the moment.”


    To this, Belinda merely responded with a coldugh.


    Just then, Lucas suddenly thought of something. He looked at Belinda, his tone grave. “There’s one more thing I forgot to mention yesterday.”


    “What is it?” Belinda asked.


    Lucas’ face grew serious as he said, “If Kylee tries to meet up with you again, stay sharp when you see her. My sources confirmed she has tested positive for HIV.”


    “Really?” Belinda froze, caught off guard. The issue had slipped her mind entirely.


    Once she had confirmed her own health was fine, she hadn’t given it another thought. Whether Kylee was HIV-positive or not didn’t matter to her, so she hadn’t looked into it.


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