NovelEnglishChapter 200 The Lawyer knew about this too. When he heard what Lyla said, his face turned serious. After a moment, he gave us a stern warning temper." But I had a feeling that the warning was mostly aimed at me. After all, in his eyes, I had a history, The car soon pulled into St. Mary's Hospital, and once we packed, we headed to the front desk to astabout Leah's whereabouts.
When the receptionist heard Leah's name, she gave us a wary look, as if we were criminals, and asked, "Who are you? "I was about to speak, but suddenly, someone grabbed my wrist and pulledback.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtilme, don't lose youn I glanced down at the hand gripping my wrist, then looked up at the lawyer beside me. Sensing my gaze, the lawyer gavea slight nod, signalingto let him handle this.
I lowered my eyes and stepped back quietly.
The lawyer took my place and said to the nurse, "I'm from the law fem. Here's my card." He handed her his business card, and after she took it, he continued, "This is my client. We heard that Ms. Leah Grant had a heart attack, and we cto check on her" The nurse lookedup and down suspiciously, then glanced at the card in her hand. A moment later, the wardness in her eyes faded She pointed upstairs and said, "She's in Boom 07 on the third floor." Upon hearing that, my heart jumped, and I turned and bolted upstairs. 1 sdpped the elevator entirely as I sprinted up the stairwell to the third floor.
Behind me, Lyla's voice echoed through the stairwell "Eve, wait for us!" Theard her, but I couldn't stop. I was desperate to see Leah Afew flights of stairs leftbreathless. After rounding four corners, I burst through the stairwell door and into the hallway.
Leah had police escorts with her, so it wasn't hard to find her.
I scanned the hallway quickly and spotted Room 07, I rushed toward it, but before I could get close, two police officers stopped me. "Who are you? No unauthorized personnel are allowed near this area." "I'm not unauthorized. I'm the plaintiff. I need to see Leah." The officers were huge, with broad shoulders blocking the entire hallway. I tried to slip around them, but there was no getting past them. With no other option, I stood on my toes, craning my neck to try and see inside the room.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThe door was shut tight, and the small window only showed a comer of the bed. I couldn't see Leah at all, let alone tell how she was doing The two officers frowned and shouted, "past because you're the plaintiff doesn't mean you can act tecldessly here. If you want to see the defendant, you'll have to wait for the trial. Now, leave Immediately, or we'll arrest you for obstruction of justice!" "Please, don't acrest her!" It was the lawyer, panting and out of breath behind me, I didn't need to tum around to know how quickly he had run to catch up. Before I could say anything, the lawyer pulledback again,
Just then, Lyla and Antoine arrived, one on each side ofwhispering, 1 side "Eve, don't do anything rash." Exactly, let the lawyer handle this. If you get arrested now, I'll create a luge mrss." Their words successfully halted my movements.
I looked at the lawyer, my eyes filled with hope. I was so tense that my curled into fingers instinctively curled into my palms; and my nails dug into my skin withoutev noticing.
The lawyer stepped forward and addressed the officers, "We mean no harm. The plaintiff beard the milf beard the om defendant had a heart t had a heart attack and is worried about her. You know there's a life at stake here, and if anything happens to her, this case could fall apart. Can you please let us take a look?"
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