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Ryan

"Here are the test results." Alex said, handing the report to me. "As suspected, she was injected with a substance that made her black out. Luckily, you saved her in time; otherwise, she would have..." He paused, then took a seat across from me.

I raised my eyebrows, waiting for him to finish his sentence, but he remained silent, simply staring at me with his hands crossed.

The report I held was informative, but some medical terminology was beyond my understanding. I wasn’t trained in this field, especially not in something as specialized as medicine. Doctors are supposed to explain these things, but Alex was holding back.

"I'm listening, dude. What aren’t you telling me?" I pressed, unable to hold back. I needed to know everything he suspected.

He sat up straighter, placing his hands on the desk, and looked at me intently. "You might not want to know what happens next."

"What do you mean? Just tell me. I wouldn't be here if I didn’t want to find out."

He took a deep breath. "She
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