Chapter 535

Chapter 535:

Sadie took a moment to stand in front of the mirror and observe her reflection.

“Miss Hudson, we need to go,” the nurse urged softly.

Sadie nodded and followed her out of the room.

Just as the nurse had predicted, the corridor was quiet except for their footfalls.

Even so, Sadie’s heart was pounding furiously inside her chest, and her palms had started to sweat.

She forced herself to stay calm, at least on the surface, and act like nothing was amiss.

She had no way of knowing what would happen next, or if she could even pull this escape off.

But she refused to back down. She couldn’t.

Laura was waiting for her, and Sadie was determined to get to her as soon as possible.

At last, they reached the end of the corridor.

She made a left turn, went down the stairs to the first floor, and made a beeline for the back door.

Sadie followed the nurse’s directions to a tee.

Although her body was trembling slightly, her sense of purpose never wavered.

There, the back door, finally!

She was almost free.

Sadie quickened her pace, almost breaking into a run.

But then something unexpected and totally unplanned occurred.

A black sack was suddenly dropped over her head.

Everything went dark, and before Sadie could even react, she lost consciousness.

The hours ticked by, and someone entered Sadie’s hospital room.

Nanette entered Sadie’s hospital room with a thermos in hand, her face bright with a caring smile.

“Sadie, I brought your favorite chicken soup. Have some,” she said, approaching the bedside.

Her smile disappeared when she noticed the empty bed.

“Sadie? Where are you, Sadie?” Nanette’s voice trembled with worry as she set the thermos down and began searching the room.

“Sadie! Where are you? This isn’t funny.” Her voice escalated with urgency and fear.

Nanette searched every corner of the room but found no trace of Sadie. She realized the gravity of the situation, her heart sinking.

She rushed to the door and confronted the two bodyguards stationed there.

“What happened? Where is Sadie? Where did she go?”

The bodyguards exchanged confused looks.

“Miss Barton, we… we don’t know…”

“We’ve been here the whole time and didn’t see her leave.”

“What? You’ve been here the whole time and didn’t see her leave?” Nanette’s voice sharpened, her finger pointing accusingly at the bodyguards. “Incompetent! You can’t even keep an eye on one injured person. What will you do if something has happened to Sadie?”

The bodyguards, chastened and flustered, remained silent.

They too were panicking; Sadie’s disappearance was no trivial matter.

If Noah found out, they knew they’d be in deep trouble.

“What are you waiting for? Go find her!” Nanette commanded.

The bodyguards hurried off to search for Sadie.

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