Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Chapter 229: Ruthless

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Samantha eagerly started the engine and followed their car from behind.

She kept a certain distance from them and changed lanes appropriately to prevent them from noticing her. It was important for her to be discreet when following them as there were almost no cars on the road at such an ungodly hour.

Fortunately, their car never noticed that Samantha was following them at high speed. As the journey continued, Samantha realized that they were driving in the direction of Arfore City.

Samantha could not help feeling a little surprised that they were going to Arfore City.

At the same time, she became increasingly confident that Brian and Sarah were going to meet the girl from several years prior.

She could not afford to let her guard down and so she followed steadily behind their car.

After driving for more than two hours, the car had driven into Arfore City’s outskirts and finally stopped in a remote open area.

Samantha frowned and wondered where she could be.

Although Samantha was confused, she parked her car behind a tree and got out to follow them silently.

Brian and Sarah, along with the burly male driver who doubled as their bodyguard, walked along the path ahead of them. It was probably not their first time there, because they were very familiar with the path in spite of the darkness.

Samantha did not dare use any flashlights and could only tiptoe as she tried to follow the figures before her.

After walking for about ten minutes, they finally reached the door of a large building and walked in.

Samantha walked over about half a minute later and looked at the signboard above. It read: Exalt Medicare Center.

A medical facility?

If Brian and Sarah really went there to meet the girl, and she was in a medical facility, would that not mean that she was of ill health?

Could she have decided to disappear all those years because she was being treated?

Did Selby decide to come forth and shoulder responsibility for everything because he knew that she was ill and did not want to disturb her peaceful life?

Whatever it was, the answers were going to be revealed soon enough.

Samantha gently took a deep breath and walked in.

It was very late in the night and there was only one nurse on duty at the medical facility’s reception desk. Samantha saw Brian and Sarah standing in front of the nurse, who immediately recognized them and handed them a key.

Brian and Sarah took the key and walked in.

Samantha could not let anyone discover her presence, because everyone would be alerted even if only one person had discovered her. Samantha was still thinking of a way to stop the receptionist from following in, but the receptionist got up and went to rest at the nearby quarters after seeing that no one was coming.

Samantha immediately walked in and hurriedly towards the direction Brian and Sarah went.

They were heading towards a VIP ward area and their footsteps could be heard clearly due to the silence in the night. Because of that, Samantha did not lose track of them and managed to follow them right to the door of a ward.

The three people in front of her stopped walking and Brian, Brian Cornell, opened the door of the ward with the key. All three of them then walked in.

Samantha trod carefully and walked forward as gently as she could. She leaned by the wall near the door of the ward and secretly took a peek.

Three people stood by a hospital bed, all of whom were staring at a figure on the bed.

The woman on the bed was lying down, but it did not look like she was lying there out of her own accord. Instead, she was strapped tightly on the bed using special straps.

Samantha peered in but did not see the person’s body at all. The only exposed part was one side of the woman’s face. The light only made her face look even paler.

Brian asked in a coercive tone, “Were you the one who sent us that text?”

Bingo!

Her guess had been spot on!

That was the exact same girl who was involved in a scandal with Selby some years ago!

However, Samantha never expected the girl’s situation to be much worse than initially imagined!

Samantha had seen such methods of strapping and knew that it was used to deal with mentally ill patients. Could the girl really have been mentally ill, or did Brian and Sarah use mental illness as a reason to imprison her there illegally?

A chill came down Samantha’s spine as she thought of that.

The girl did not answer the man’s question and cackled maniacally in an eerie manner. “Who are you?”

Brian and Sarah exchanged a glance at each other.

The girl did not answer them and merely repeated, “Who are you? And who are you? Who? Who? Who are you? Who? Are? You?”

Selby’s mother Sarah observed the girl carefully and checked the record book on the bedside table after seeing the girl’s pale face and dull eyes. She then turned to her husband and said, “She can’t possibly have sent that kind of text to us in her current state of mind.”

Brian trusted Sarah’s judgment because she was a doctor by trade, but rather than breathing a sigh of relief, his eyes turned cold and his voice sank. “That’s not reassuring at all. We’ve been set up!”

He looked at the bodyguard beside him and said, “Go and check this place!”

The bodyguard understood immediately and rushed out without saying another word.

Samantha did not expect Brian to react so quickly. He immediately surmised that they were being set up and sent his man to investigate.

If the way Brian and Sarah treated the girl was anything to go by, things would not end well if Samantha was caught!

Moreover, even if she managed to evade capture, the mere fact that she was discovered or spotted might cause that girl to be transferred as soon as was practicable. Should that happen, it would be extremely difficult for Samantha to find her again, especially when there was no time to start from zero!

She had to make sure to not let herself be discovered!

Samantha reacted just as quickly and immediately turned around to run off.

When the bodyguard ran out of the ward, his face soured when he saw a dark figure at a corner up ahead and immediately strode forward.

Samantha’s heartbeat quickened when she heard the sound of footsteps from behind. Since she was unfamiliar with the building, she could only play it by ear and run wherever direction she thought was appropriate.

Unfortunately, the bodyguard was very familiar with the way. He came closer and closer after identifying the direction of her escape through the sound of her footsteps.

The medical facility was so quiet that even the softest of footsteps could be heard regardless of how softly she walked. Getting caught was only a matter of time if she kept running.

Finding a place to hide was the best course of action.

Samantha ran to the end of the corridor and tried to open several room doors. Unfortunately, she could not open them because they were all locked. With the sound of those impending footsteps approaching even closer, she became so anxious that she opened the door to the power distribution cabinet and closed the door after stepping in.

The bodyguard’s footsteps gradually approached the cabinet and she could feel that he was already standing before the cabinet door. Samantha held her breath and even covered her lips with both hands because she was scared of making a sound.

The bodyguard became more cautious. He knocked on several ward doors and waited until someone opened the door. He then took a quick look inside and came out only after making sure that there was no one suspicious inside.

After coming up empty handed, the bodyguard finally decided to walk back.

Just as Samantha was about to breathe a sigh of relief, the cabinet door creaked open audibly because she had not closed it properly. The bodyguard stopped walking and turned around abruptly to look at the cabinet door!