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37. Prime Suspect

作者: HusnaS
last update 公開日: 2026-07-01 02:21:39

A problem?

Frowning in confusion, I glanced from my phone to the man on the bed.

Then I pressed the dial button to call Aurelia.

It didn’t ring.

Her line was unreachable.

In that instant, another text message dropped from her.

[Seems like the security men are already in your suite. I have left the hotel due to some emergency. Nobody else is there to protect your things.]

The security.

My suite?

Luckily, a nurse came in just in time to check on Mason.

I left the hospital and arrived at the hot
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