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Chapter 64

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Larissa's POV

After Dr. Mallory disappeared down the corridor, Brayden and I just lingered there for a moment. Neither of us spoke. I wasn’t sure if it was because we were both processing the adrenaline of the last few hours or because we were reluctant to step back into the room and shatter the fragile quiet that had settled there.

“So you know Dr. Mallory?” I said, in an attempt to fill the silence.

He nodded but didn’t say anything else. Then, after a long stretch of silence, he tilted his head toward the door. “Come on. Knowing Stephanie, she’s probably gotten it into her head that we’ve ditched them and gone on some ‘rich people adventure’,” He said with an eye roll and air quotes.

I snorted but followed after him.

By the time we went back into Claire’s room, Stephanie had pulled the visitor’s chair even closer to the bed. She was leaning forward with her head resting on her arms, watching Claire sleep like it was the most important thing in the world.

She perked up once we walk
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