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Chapter 48. Open up
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Because you loved me Chapter 49.
Krystie pulled into the quiet suburban neighbourhood, her fingers tightening on the steering wheel as she exhaled. It had been a full month since she last saw her sister. As she stepped out of her car, she took a deep breath and approached the familiar front door. The porch light flickered slightly in the evening breeze. Before she could knock, the door swung open. "Krystie? You're back!" Her sister's voice was a mixture of relief and surprise. Krystie’s heart clenched at the sight of her. Soft brown hair framed her tired yet beautiful face, concern evident in her warm hazel eyes. "Hey, Chloe," Krystie murmured, forcing a small smile as she stepped inside. Chloe pulled her into a tight embrace, holding on longer than usual, as if afraid Krystie might disappear again. "I'm sorry, Krystie, for keeping everything away from you," Chloe spoke sadly. She had lost some weight, and Krystie knew she was the reason. Chloe detached herself from the embrace and took a step back. Kryst
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Lucian adjusted the cap lower over his eyes as he pulled the delivery bag tighter against his back. He pulled up to the side of the street, just a block away from Krystie’s apartment. Slipping off his helmet, he reached into the delivery bag, pulling out a plain pizza box. The box was just a prop. Lucian dismounted the bike, his boots making barely a sound against the pavement. He took a steadying breath before approaching the apartment complex’s back entrance. The security system was a joke to him, very outdated. He punched in the entry code Krystie had given him months ago and slipped inside, making his way up the stairs instead of taking the elevator. When he reached her door, he knocked twice. A pause. Then the soft shuffle of feet. The door cracked open, and Krystie’s sharp gaze met his. She took in his disguise, her lips pressing into a thin line. She tried to suppress the laughter. "You look ridiculous," she muttered, stepping aside to let him in. Lucian smir
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Krystie walked into Regal Hospital after a two-day leave, her white coat draped over her shoulders as she tightened her grip on the patient files in her hand. She couldn't wait to see how her patients were fairing.As she moved through the hallway, greeting the nurses with a polite nod, she couldn’t shake the feeling of unease gnawing at her. She had learned long ago to trust her instincts, and right now, they were screaming that something wasn’t right.Something felt off. She stopped at her first patient’s room, an elderly man who had been admitted for pneumonia. Mr Carter had been stable when she last checked on him, responding well to treatment and he was supposed to have been discharged by now because his case wasn't chronic. But as she flipped through his chart, her brows furrowed. A surgical scar? She looked up from the file and approached his bed, gently pulling back the blanket. A thin, fresh incision ran across his lower abdomen. Krystie’s pulse quickened. "Mr Carte
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Krystie’s heels clicked against the tiled floor as she stepped out of Dr. Lawrence’s office, her mind still racing. Something about his response had unsettled her, his hesitation and the way he had dismissed her concerns without even checking the hospital records. He knew something. And she needed to find out what. As she turned the corner toward the main hallway, a low murmur caught her attention."Everything secured?" a hushed voice asked. Krystie slowed her steps, instinctively keeping close to the wall as she approached the nearby storage room. The door was slightly ajar, and she could see two figures standing in the dim light, their backs turned to her."Yes sir," another voice responded, lower and more cautious. "The records have been handled. Nothing will trace back to us." Krystie’s breath caught in her throat. The records? The first voice, sharper this time, spoke again. "Are you sure? If anyone notices..." "We’ve already taken care of it," the second voice cut in. "An
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Krystie watched Dr. Lawrence disappear down the hallway, her heart still pounding frantically from his cryptic words. We wouldn’t want any more misunderstandings. The way he said it sent a chill through her. Was that a warning? Or a threat? She glanced at her phone, hoping for a response from Lucian. Nothing yet. Taking a steadying breath, she turned on her heel and walked toward the hospital’s break room. She needed a moment to think. As soon as she stepped inside and shut the door behind her, she leaned against the counter, pressing her fingers to her temples. Her mind raced through possibilities. Could it be organ trafficking? She shook her head. No, no, think logically. Regal Hospital wasn’t some shady underground facility. It was one of the most reputable in the city owned by her godfather. Thinking of her godfather sent a chill down her spine, his behaviour wasn't any better than that of Dr. Lawrence. Were they hiding something? With a frustrated sigh, she turned
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Krystie barely slept at night. She turned and tossed the whole night. Every time she closed her eyes, her mind replayed Dr. Lawrence’s cryptic warning. Lucian lay by her side, patting her back to sleep. It was at the wee hours of the morning when Krystie finally drifted off.By morning, when she woke, she had large eye bags under her eyes. Nevertheless, she had to go to work, everything had started to intrigue her more. After finishing her morning rounds, she made her way back to the IT department. Nancy was waiting for her, eyes darting nervously around the room like she was afraid of something. "Boss," she whispered, closing the door behind them. "I have found something, but we have a problem." Krystie’s stomach tightened. "What kind of problem? Did someone track you down?" "No. That's not it. Here." Nancy turned her computer screen toward her. A grainy video clip played. The hospital footage from the previous night. The hallway outside the operating rooms was dimly lit, but
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Krystie sat on the edge of the bed, staring at the flash drive Lucian had given her back after going through it. "I've gone through it," Lucian said as he leaned against the dresser, arms crossed. “Most of these patients were admitted for minor treatments but they all ended up in unauthorized surgeries.” Krystie scrolled through the files on her laptop, her brows furrowing. “And all of them were discharged quickly afterwards. No follow-ups and their records were erased from the system. It’s like they were never even here." Lucian nodded. “Exactly. A cold shiver ran down Krystie’s spine. Suddenly, her phone buzzed. She checked the screen. A text from Nancy. Nancy: Boss, someone tried to access my system remotely. I managed to block them, but they were close. Krystie’s pulse quickened. If someone was trying to hack into Nancy’s system, it meant they suspected something. Krystie: Shut everything down for now. Stay low." She put her phone down and met Lucian’s gaze. "S
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Chloe adjusted the strap of her purse as she stepped up to the main villa door. The building was high class from its appearance. It was freezing cold from the rain drizzle. She knocked twice. A moment later, the door creaked open, revealing Mark. He looked pale, with dark circles under his eyes, his usual sharpness dulled by exhaustion. "You look terrible," Chloe said bluntly. Mark smirked, leaning against the doorframe. "Nice to see you too." She rolled her eyes and stepped inside. The villa was small but neat. A stack of unopened medication sat on the coffee table. Clearly, he hadn't taken any. "You didn’t tell me it was this bad. Krystie said it's just a fever," she said, crossing her arms. "It’s not." He moved toward the couch but winced as he lowered himself onto it. Chloe sighed, grabbing a chair and sitting across from him. "I came here because you clearly need someone to force you to take medication."Mark chuckled weakly. "And here I thought you just missed me."
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The meeting room inside the warehouse was dimly lit with only a single overhead light. Across the wooden table, the men seated around with tension on their faces. The big boss sat at the head of the table, his gloved fingers tapping rhythmically against the wooden table. His dark mask hid his expression, but the sharp glint in his eyes was enough to send chills through the men seated before him. His patience had run out. Ben stood beside him silently, watching as the others shifted uncomfortably in their seats. Every man in the room knew that meetings like these never ended well. Someone wasn’t going to walk out of this room alive. The big boss finally spoke, his voice calm. "We have a big problem!" He leaned back in his chair. "You see, everything has been going to hell lately. Our plan was interfered with, the dock was wiped clean, our men tortured, and Dr Lawrence returned to us in a state that not even the devil himself would wish upon his worst enemy. He let the words s
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The big boss stood at the corner of the warehouse looking out of the window. His dark mask covered his face as always. Things had started going wrong! The warehouse was silent except for the chirping of the birds outside. Ben, his right-hand man, stood beside him, tense. He was afraid the boss might lash out at him. "Boss, I think it's kind of strange, everything is so wrong right now. We still haven’t found Dr. Lawrence. It’s like he disappeared off the face of the earth. At the dock, everything was wiped out clean. I think we have a mole in our group." The big boss exhaled sharply, rubbing his temples. "Lawrence, that bastard ruined everything. And now he’s hiding?" His voice was deadly calm, but everyone in the room knew what that meant, someone was going to die tonight. "About a mole, I have noticed that too. Don't worry about it. I'll handle everything in today's meeting. Make sure that boy also attends, I want to deal with him tonight." The big boss took a seat at the table.
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The sirens grew louder as the cars made their way to Dock 47. The stench of gunpowder, blood and bodies scattered like discarded chess pieces in the area. Two black SUVs with tinted windows screeched to a halt. Armed men dressed in black tactical gear spilt out. Their faces were masked, they had been tracking the van since it left the hospital. They were Krystie's people, not the police. The GPS trackers hidden inside the cartons had led them here. The sirens were only to scare everyone away. "Secure the area and clean everything!" barked the team leader, a man with a sharp jawline and piercing grey eyes that missed nothing. Inside the cartons, the doctors and nurses had begun to stir, groggy from the sedatives. Panic flashed across their faces as the realization set in, everything foggy in their minds. One of the men yanked the tape off a doctor’s mouth. The doctor gasped, coughing violently as he tried to speak. "Please help us," he croaked, his voice raw from dehydration.
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Krystie, Chloe, and Lucian sat in the living, each one deep in their thoughts. Krystie’s phone buzzed, breaking through the silence. She picked it up, her eyes narrowing as she read the message: Boss, there is another unauthorized surgery scheduled soon. Details are vague, but it’s happening within the next few days. Nancy. Krystie’s jaw tightened. She stood abruptly pacing around the room. They are not going to stop any soon, there's another scheduled surgery happening soon, she muttered, her voice low Lucian’s eyes darkened, but Chloe spoke first. "Then we need to stop them. We can’t sit here while people out there need our help. That's what Papa taught us. Krystie shook her head in frustration. "Exactly. But I don't know how to help them. I can’t go back into the hospital without drawing attention. I’m still under investigation. I was suspended, remember." A deafening silence followed until Chloe broke it. "Then that's the point where my plan comes into the picture. I t
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The blood-stained envelope lay on the table, its edges crumpled. Krystie stared at it with a pounding heart. Chloe and Lucian sat across from her, anticipation evident on their faces. The silence between them was almost deafening. Krystie’s heart raced as she finally tore it open. The contents spilt out across the table, a stack of photographs faded with time, and a small note written in Cassandra's handwriting. Krystie reached for them with trembling fingers, afraid of what she might see. Chloe’s gasped, her fingers flying to her mouth. "Oh my God…" she whispered, her eyes darting from photo to photo. The first photo showed a strikingly handsome young man with piercing dark eyes and a charismatic smile. He was laughing, caught mid-motion, his arm around someone just out of frame. Krystie’s breath hitched. She recognized him from the countless times Lucian had mentioned him. Damien! Lucian’s elder brother. The same brother who had been murdered the day Krystie’s parents died
