Cheyenne suddenly snapped her fingers, grabbing everyone’s attention.
“Even though they are not here, I have a way,” she said.
“What way?” asked someone.
“Akloit provided free vaccinations for children last year, right? I remember Hurtlepool was on the list. The hospital has a medical examination report for every child who received the vaccine, which includes blood indicators,” Cheyenne explained.
Sean remembered the files he kept in his cabinet and chimed in, “I take my younger sister for check-ups every three months. The last check-up was two months ago, and I still have the report.”
They couldn’t waste any more time. Cheyenne and Sean needed to go back to the hospital to retrieve the files. As for the tasks at hand, they would leave them to the professionals.
Cheyenne believed Mr. Murillo was the right person for the job, as he wouldn’t let any lead slip past him.
At the hospital.
A suspicious figure lurked in the shadows outside the office of the hospital director. He had been observing for nearly half an hour and noticed that Cheyenne hadn’t shown up for work.
Only a couple of doctors came to find someone, but upon seeing she wasn’t there, they left.
The young man glanced at his wristwatch. The shortest hand on the dial had already passed 60 degrees, which meant there were two more hours until closing time.
Indecisive, he decided to take a detour through the stairwell and made a phone call.
“Maria, didn’t Miss Lawrence have an appointment with the specialist today? Why haven’t I seen her?” he asked.
A lazy voice came from the other end of the line, sounding as if the person had just woken up with a touch of coquettishness, “I don’t know either. Dr. Barnes has been looking for her twice today. Why don’t you find someone and ask?”
“Okay.”
“By the way, Maria, are you still sleeping in the dorm? We finally finished exams. How about I treat you to a Western dinner and then watch a movie?” he suggested.
They hadn’t gone out to eat together for a long time since leaving school. Quinn was starting to miss the taste of steak.
Maria laughed uncontrollably, her voice trembling with joy, “You just had sex in the afternoon. I won’t go with you. I’m so tired, I need to sleep. You go and enjoy the meal yourself.”
“Well… okay.”
In fact, he simply wanted to go on a date. Little did Quinn know that Maria would take it so seriously. Although their previous dates followed the same routine, eating dinner and watching a movie, they would then book a hotel room for the night of debauchery. The next day, he would send her back to school. But today, Quinn just wanted to be a dutiful boyfriend.
Beep… beep… beep…
The call ended.
Looking at the call duration, which was only twenty-seven seconds, Quinn couldn’t help feeling melancholic. He wondered if it was just his imagination, but he felt that Maria didn’t love him as much as before.
When they first started dating, they would spend hours talking on the phone every day.
Later on, they would at least make three phone calls a week and chat for around ten minutes each time.
Lately, Maria had been using her internship as an excuse for being too tired, and they hadn’t met in nearly a month if it weren’t for her initiative to meet today at noon.
Of course, Quinn was just pondering. He knew Maria came from a poor family and needed his help. That was why she pursued him in the first place.
However, Quinn genuinely liked Maria. She didn’t get jealous easily and was obedient as long as he bought her things.
The crucial point was that she was uninhibited in bed, which was the main reason why Quinn stayed with her despite having been with many women over the past four years.
He even considered waiting until Maria had a stable job before bringing her home to meet his parents.
For now, in order to help his girlfriend settle down here and to avoid being separated from her, Quinn had to do something necessary.
He deliberately approached Miss Lawrence’s assistant, a small round-faced nurse, pretending to be discussing academic issues and carrying a thick medical book.
“Hello, beautiful missy, I’m the new intern Quinn. I have encountered a problem that I don’t quite understand and would like to consult Miss Lawrence. Is she in her office?”
Quinn was good-looking with fair skin and a tall figure. His charming eyes had a touch of a dashing gentleman when he smiled. Many nurses in the hospital had been talking about him these days, saying that he had a high emotional quotient and knew how to talk well. It turned out to be true!
The nurse blushed instantly and dared not look at him, answering with her head lowered, “Miss Lawrence hasn’t come to work for some reason. But I heard from the vice dean that she’s on leave again.”
Quinn’s eyes flickered, and he pretended to be nonchalant as he continued to inquire, “Oh, I see. It’s a pity Miss Lawrence isn’t here.”
Worried that she might misunderstand his intention, Quinn opened the book he brought and showed it to her. It was filled with notes, showing that the owner of the book was very diligent in studying.
Although the nurse was a new assistant, she also aspired to pass the medical licensing examination. She had always admired those who excelled in their studies, and on top of that, Quinn was handsome. So, her guard completely dropped.
“I’ll tell you secretly, don’t tell anyone else.”
She glanced around and Quinn leaned closer, almost half his body, and said, “beautiful missy, rest assured, I’m the most trustworthy person. Besides, as a guy, I dislike gossiping with others the most.”
The little nurse agreed since most of the guys around her were not talkative, and gossiping tended to be more popular among girls.
“Our Miss Lawrence is not only the hospital director but also the CEO of a big company. That’s why she may not always be at the hospital; she only comes to work on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.”
“Even though she only works three days a week, she’s often late. The last time she came to work was on Monday, and she left the office late. It shocked everyone.”
“Why were they shocked?”
The little nurse couldn’t help but smile. “Our Miss Lawrence is a married woman. She has two children, and the older one is in kindergarten, getting off at four o’clock. I heard that she leaves early to pick up her child, and everyone turns a blind eye to it.”
Thinking about how Cheyenne could leave early, while they had to work hard and clock in, Quinn, as a second-generation rich kid, felt a sense of injustice.
“Ah, it’s really a case of different destinies. We can’t compare. But I’m very curious why Miss Lawrence left late on Monday, which was the second day we interns were visiting?”
“Well, I don’t know what she was busy with, but I saw her leaving with one of you interns whose surname is also Lawrence.”
Intern?
Surname Lawrence!
Among this group of people, there was only one person with the surname Lawrence.
Sean!