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When Ellie woke up, she found a doctor examining her. She brushed away the ultrasound probe, turned over, and slowly got off the examination bed despite feeling weak.
She wasn’t sure if she wanted to keep the baby, and she couldn’t let anyone find out she was pregnant.
Remembering the gruesome scene from the package she opened before she fainted made her stomach churn. She couldn’t make it to the bathroom in time and bent over to vomit into a trash can.
“Thanks,” Ellie said, accepting the mouthwash and tissues from a colleague..
To avoid holding up other patients, a colleague helped Ellie out of the observation room. Leaning against the wall in the hallway, Ellie took deep breaths to calm herself.
She always kept a low profile and never offended anyone easily. But someone who knew her name, work hours, and even the department she recently transferred to must be very familiar with her, at least an acquaintance.
Whoever sent her the package wasn’t just playing a prank; they were threatening her. Ellie was filled with fear, and her legs gave way as she leaned against the wall, slowly sliding down.
Alex rushed out of the doctor’s office and caught Ellie as she started to slide down. “Are you finished with all the tests? Is your head still dizzy?”
Hearing Alex’s voice, Ellie slowly opened her eyes. She pushed Alex away and asked, “Was it you who asked the doctor to run the tests on me?”
Alex replied with a simple “Yeah,” his hands raised, ready to catch Ellie if her unsteady body threatened to fall.
Just like that, Ellie slapped Alex hard, making his head turn to the side.
By the doorway, Barry heard the sharp sound of the slap on Alex’s face and instinctively covered his own face.
“What right do you have to have them run tests on me?!” Ellie’s hand, resting on the corridor wall, couldn’t stop trembling.
If she’d woken up just a bit later, she couldn’t have hidden her pregnancy. If her coworkers found out, they’d probably just gossip behind her back, calling her names for being immoral because she’s unmarried and pregnant.
But if Alex knew she was having his child, he was so selfish that he’d try everything to force her to keep the baby and then take it away. She was absolutely sure of that.
Alex pressed his tongue into his cheek. With a deep voice full of clear concern, he said, “I’ve asked the doctor to call Aaron. Take a few days off and go home with him to rest until this is all sorted out. Leave the rest to me!”
Ellie took deep breaths to calm herself. Her trembling hand pointed to the end of the corridor, and she said with disgust, “I don’t need you interfering in my life. Go away! Without you, my life wouldn’t be a mess! To me, you’re a nightmare!”
Alex gave Ellie a deep look, moved his lips as if to speak, but didn’t say anything. Then he turned and left.
Barry, who had been waiting by the door, saw Alex coming out with his face covered and quickly followed him. “Mr. Warren, are you really okay with leaving Ms. Thompson in there alone?”
“If I stay, it’ll just make her angrier! I’ve instructed Ellie’s coworker to call Aaron. Until Aaron arrives, keep a close eye on things!” Alex quickened his pace and stepped into the elevator.
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Over ten minutes later, Alex was sitting in the back seat of a sleek black luxury car parked at the hospital’s emergency lot, his
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eyes fixed on the entrance of the emergency building through the window.
“Mr. Warren, the results are in,” Barry said as he got into the back seat and raised the partition.
“Speak!” Alex’s eyes flashed with a moment of cruelty.
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Barry reported, “The surveillance footage shows that Ms. Thompson’s package was delivered by the courier this afternoon. The police have already talked to the delivery guy and the hospital mailroom staff.
“They found out that while the courier stopped at a grocery store to buy water, a little kid, around four or five years old, tossed the package inside.”
Alex frowned, “A kid that’s only four or five years old?!”
“Yes, a kid about that age. According to the police investigation, the only useful information the kid could provide was that a lady bought her an ice cream and asked her to help put it on the delivery truck.
“The area the kid pointed out doesn’t have any surveillance cameras, so it looks like the person planned this ahead and scoped out the place carefully.”
“Keep looking into it, and assign more people to watch her around the clock!” Alex ordered as Barry got out of the car.
After Barry left, Alex didn’t leave the hospital. He rolled down the car window, lit a cigarette, and quietly watched in the direction of the emergency building.
Aaron quickly ran into the hospital building and then led Ellie out to the car.
“Keep up,” Alex told the driver to follow Aaron’s car. He didn’t leave until he saw Aaron’s car drive safely through the gates of the Thompson residence.
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In the middle of the night, the master bedroom on the second floor of the Warren Manor was pitch–black. Alex, wearing
only a bathrobe, paced around with a cigarette in his mouth.
The dark room was lit only by the occasional glow of the cigarette and the sound of Alex’s heavy breathing.
Alex thought, ‘Planned stalking followed by retreat. Perfectly timed delivery of a threatening package during Ellie’s work hours. Using a three–to–four–year–old child to watch the blind spots for the young women.
Thoughts swirled in his mind, piecing together Diana’s previous revelations about Ellie being stalked by a creep and the scattered bits Barry had uncovered over this time.
Suddenly, a woman’s image popped into Alex’s mind. With a click, he turned on the light and rushed into the dressing room. Ten minutes later, Alex was dressed and heading downstairs.
Barry had been dragged out of bed by Alex, and now he was driving near the Grant Manor in the dead of night.
Barry lowered the car window to glance at the manor’s back door across the street, and then turned to Alex, “Do you need me to go over and knock?”
“Are you sure you lost the person tracking Ellie near the residence?” Alex looked around calmly before his back door.
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“Yes, Mr. Warren, that day we almost got him, but he managed to escape here and we lost him. This area belongs to the Grant Manor; our people didn’t dare to search around freely, so they had to pull back for now.”
“Get some clever ones to keep a constant watch on Quinlee!”
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“Mr. Warren, Quinlee is the sister of Winnie. It…”
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Alex’s cold and harsh eyes slowly narrowed. “No matter how strong her connections are, keep a tight watch on her!” Alex instructed, “If anything seems suspicious, you don’t have to give face to anyone!”
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