Chapter 13

Mack entered the apartment. He stood before the coffee table and said respectfully, "I've fixed Mrs. Layton's door, boss."

He found the atmosphere a little weird but couldn't pinpoint what was wrong.

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An hour later, Spencer went into the bedroom to check Lucille's temperature. Fortunately, the fever had subsided, and he sighed in relief.

"Now that the fever has subsided, you just need to make sure she sticks to a clean diet when she wakes up. Tell her to take her medication and rest for a couple of days. She'll be good to go after that," Lucas said.

He pushed his glasses up and continued, "I noticed that she keeps a lot of chocolate and candy around, so she probably also has low blood sugar. She should be fine as long as she doesn't bleed, though."

There wasn't anything else he could do, so he left. He had plenty of work waiting for him at the hospital.

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Lucille didn't know how long she slept. When she woke up in a daze, it was already 3:00 pm. She slowly propped herself up i