Chapter 220

Renee didn't dare linger. Once she was sure no one was around, she quickly crawled out. As she tried to run, her ankle screamed in pain.

Gritting her teeth, she limped to the edge of the artificial lake. She had to stretch her body out precariously to fish her phone from the shallow water.

But after being submerged for so long, it wouldn't turn on.

She'd need to find a repair shop first.

Eager to get her phone fixed, she tried to stand, but the pain in her ankle forced her back down.

Rolling up her pant leg, Renee saw her ankle had swollen considerably. The awkward crouching in the bushes had worsened the sprain.

But she couldn't stay here.

Fighting through the pain, she limped out of the hospital through a side exit to avoid running into Annie.

Instead of rushing to a repair shop, she went straight to the nearest phone store and bought an identical model, even putting her old case on it.

When she turned it on, it was as she expected.

Annie had called her ten times and left o