When Xander burst into the room<b>, </b>Mnie was standing there, her <b>face </b>deathly pale. She was frozen in ce as though she was still answering the call, but her phone had fallen to the floor.
The phone screen was still lit, and a voice wasing from the speakers.
“Are you Albert Lancaster’s family? Pleasee to Paramount Hospital as <b>soon </b>as possible to take over the deceased’s remains-”
Xander jerked his head up to look at Mnie, but her face was numb and nk. She felt Xander’s gaze and stared nkly at the phone on the floor<b>. </b>Then she slowly crouched down, picked up the phone, and asked in a trembling voice, “Did you call the wrong number? When I went to the hospital yesterday, Grandpa was still fine.”
“Are Ms. Mnie Smith? This is the contact number you left at our hospital
Mnie had yet to react. She crouched on the ground with her phone in <b>her </b>hand, her eyes filled with
confusion<b>. </b>
“Hello? Are you Ms. Mnie-?”
The voice on the phone called her name again, and Mnie slowly came back to her senses. Xander reached out to help her up<b>, </b>but she swayed on her feet and stood up. Then she walked out of the room <b>as </b>though in a dream.
Mnie’s mind went nk. The voice on the phone kept ying on repeat in her head.
Albert Lancaster? The <b>deceased</b>? His… remains?
…Were they talking about Grandpa?
He was fine yesterday. What were they talking about? What remains<b>? </b>
Mnie went downstairs in a trance. She could not even hear the noises around her until someone
grabbed her wrist.
Xander shouted, his <b>voice </b><b>deep</b><b>, </b>“Mnie!”
Mnie blinked and muttered, “What’s the matter? I have to go <b>to </b><b>the </b>hospital now. My grandfather
is waiting for me<b>. </b><b>Can </b>we talk when Ie back? I’m <b>sorry</b>, but I can’t right now…<b>” </b>
She was already incoherent.
Xander’s brow furrowed. <b>He </b>grabbed Mnie’s wrist. “You’re not wearing any shoes!<b>” </b>
Not only was she barefoot, but <b>Mnie </b>was <b>also </b>still wearing her lounge <b>clothes</b><b>. </b><b>She </b>followed Xander’s gaze <b>to </b>her feet and nodded woodenly.
Xander’s expression was <b>serious</b><b>. </b><b>“</b><b>I’ll </b>take you to the hospital.‘
When Mnie arrived at the <b>hospital</b>, she did <b>not </b>know how <b>she </b><b>got </b>in. She almost tripped <b>several </b>
times along the way. It was all thanks to Xander that she did not fall on her face.
Her grandfather’s ward <b>was </b>upstairs. He was <b>still </b>there when she went up<b>, </b>but to Mnie’s surprise, George and Dn were there too.
Mnie seemed to suddenly understand something. She looked at <b>George</b>, who was crouching <b>on </b>the ground, and kicked <b>him </b>viciously. “Was it you? What did you do, <b>you </b>scumbag?!”
George was feeling a little guilty at first, but now he stood up and shouted, “Hey, my father–inw is dead. What’s wrong with meing to the funeral?!”
“You’re not needed here. Get out, get out!” Mnie closed her eyes. She did not dare <b>to </b>look at the old man lying on the hospital bed now. She could only vent the fear in her heart by channeling it into
anger.
“He can’t leave, Miss Smith. <b>He’s </b>the one who unplugged the patient’s venttor. He can’t <b>leave</b>!<b>” </b>The caregiver’s voice cried out suddenly, and Mnie froze<b>. </b>
George reacted like a cat whose tail was stomped on. He roared, “You didn’t <b>see </b>me do it! I only came in to visit my father–inw!”
George’s loud protests made him look even more guilty. The terrifying thought was magnified in Mnie’s mind. She did <b>not </b>know where she <b>got </b>the strength from, but she grabbed George by the cor and dragged him out of the ward.
Dn was there too. Mnie’s eyes were filled with a strong killing intent. She stared at Dn, her voice dark and terrifying. “<b>Get </b>lost! You too!”
“Hmph<b>!</b><b>” </b>George suddenly gave Mnie a fierce re. He had just been forcefully dragged out by Mnie and felt embarrassed, so he decided <b>not </b><b>to </b>stop acting nice.
In any <b>case</b>, Dn was still her biological mother. He <b>did </b>not believe that Mnie would really abandon her <b>like </b><b>that</b>!