Caleb and I exchanged glances and immediately understood the gravity of the situation.
After careful consideration, we decided to sneak out of the ward.
Carlos helped us keep an eye on the gate. When he saw that a crowd of people were about to leave the hospital, he waved at us.
We quickly joined the crowd and blended in. As we were sneaking out,
Caleb clung to me. I frowned. I knew he wasn’t too weak to walk on his own. He was obviously doing this just to take advantage of me.
“Caleb, can’t you walk on your own?” I asked unhappily.
“I feel a little dizzy, that’s all. I need your support. I’m a weak patient who just got out of a coma, remember?”
Rolling my eyes, I had no choice but to give in
After all, he wasn’t wrong. Since he had just recovered from a serious illness, I should just let it slide.
We blended in with the crowd and walked into the elevator.
As the elevator doors slowly slid to a close, I breathed a sigh of relief.
But just as the doors were several centimeters away from closing, I saw
Adam outside.
He was walking to the elevator quickly, and it seemed that he saw
Caleb.
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No! I couldn’t let Adam find Caleb!
Caleb was way too weak to deal with him now, and we had no idea why
Adam was looking for us.
I had to act fast. Without a second to lose, I turned around and threw my arms around Caleb.
“Look away. Adam’s just outside the elevator,” I whispered in his ear.
“Thanks for the heads-up,” he said as he lowered his head to look at me.
We held each other in this way and didn’t dare to look away from each other until the elevator doors slid to a complete close.
The elevator doors closed with such agonizing slowness. Each second that passed was torture. I was so nervous that my heart practically leaped out of my throat.
I had never hoped time could pass faster before.
