It made her jealous to the extreme.
She held her pen tightly, and the tip of the pen punctured the paper in her hands.
As if Adina did not notice Catherineâs emotions, she raised her voice and called out, âDuke, are you there?â
He opened the ward door at the next second. Clearly, Earl had been guarding the door.
That turned Catherineâs expression a little colder.
âWhatâs wrong, Addy?â Earl walked in and cast an unfriendly gaze at Catherine.
Catherine was furious. She did not do anything!
âDuke, Iâd like to drink some coffee to calm my nerves.â Adinaâs voice was soft and weak, while her eyes were watery. âI like the freshly ground latte from the coffee shop on Assembly Street. Can you buy one for me?â
a comforting way. âOkay, Iâll be soon as he said that, as though he was afraid of jealousy could no longer water? Iâd like to drink some water. Mineral pointed at the few bottles of water in the corner. âThe She unscrewed the cap and drank half of its contents.
finally felt her jealousy and restless emotions disappear for a Letâs not talk about the nightmares. Tell me the story about you and Mr. Winters. Itâll help me to discovered him first. Perhaps it was the connection between father and silently listened Adinaâs voice turned into a humming sound. Then, she closed her âMs. Catherine⦠Catherineâ¦â
call out to Catherine and give her a nudge. Once Catherine stopped responding, Adina breath, and listened to the movement outside. Only the doctors and forth. The It would take at least forty minutes to travel to and from Assembly Street and buy a coffee.
Ten minutes had passed, so she still had half an hour.
âPete, come out.â
As soon as Adina spoke, a man crawled out of the cabinet in the ward.
It was a blondâhaired guy with blue eyes. He was skinny, and he wore goldârimmed glasses.
âDaugherty, Iâve done you a great favor this time. Youâll have to reward me!â
Right after he got off the plane, he posed as a nurse and sneaked into the ward. He had hidden in the cabinet for a day. His limbs were numb, and he almost died in there.
Adina pulled him up and softly said, âWeâre running out of time. Letâs get down to business first.â
Pete stood up, pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose, and looked at the woman who had fainted on the couch. He smiled and said, âIt really is Catherine. I met her at a seminar before. She was extremely arrogant. Itâs hard to hypnotize someone with a strong mind like her, but Iâll give it a try.â