The days full of difficulties were successfully passed. However, Franklin still had to endure the sore and aching from the stitches after his neck surgery. During this time, the hospital nurses had been helping Franklin with limited activities. As for Clara, she occasionally came to visit him, although she had rarely visited recently."Miss, do you recognize the woman who usually comes to visit me in the evening?" The nurse nodded, with a friendly smile she answered Franklin's question. "Miss Clara? Of course. But, for the time being Miss Clara will be very busy.""Why? Is there something urgent?" The nurse had never seen Franklin before. Although she was on duty at the hospital, at least Clara would often hold parties so that her colleagues or subordinates would get to know each other. However, she was seeing Franklin for the first time and he had never attended the regular parties hosted by Clara."I also don't know. Just guessing." The nurse was reluctant to give an explanation
"What's all the commotion here?"Clara might not have been at the hospital for a certain period of time. It's just that one thing they didn't know was that Clara had a trusted person monitoring the situation and condition of the hospital to report to her. And today, Clara has returned after receiving news that Franklin was not being treated well."Weren't you all sworn to provide good service to patients?"Wanda, the young nurse whose name became Clara's main target, now faced the head of the hospital, whose status had been kept hidden all this time."I heard reports that you didn't take good care of the patient named Franklin. What's your reason for doing all that, Wanda?""I'm sorry, Miss."An apology is an implicit admission of sin, and Clara understood that very well."I didn't think I could make a mistake in recruiting nurses at this hospital." Clara turned her face away and folded her arms. "You, didn't you just pass the final selection stage and haven't even been at this hospit
"Frans has disappeared?"Steven clenched his fist when the news of Frans' disappearance was confirmed by several of his men. For the past five days, Steven had lost contact with Frans, so he deployed troops to check the location.Unfortunately, the building that was supposed to be the site of Franklin and his family's execution was clean without a trace. Glass shards, bloodstains, and the exploded oil drum were no longer visible. Clara had certainly deployed many people to sterilize the location.So, nothing was found that could provide clues. Frans vanished along with the people who were Steven's henchmen to control that building. Even though Steven had installed trackers in the vehicles used, including in their clothes, no location was detected in the system."They've all disappeared." Steven slammed the table. "What about Franklin and his family? Are they dead?""We'll try to find out—"Bang!"Useless!"A puff of smoke arose as the bullet from the gun successfully flew and hit his
"The hospital, huh?"Steven rubbed his chin, a gesture indicating he was thinking. It was nighttime, two days after he had ordered the level 1 team to identify Frans' whereabouts. Now, news of the location of the man he had once worked with was known."The hospital owned by the Silver Clack family?""That's right, Sir. We've searched in every way possible, and the result is that Frans is there, undergoing treatment," explained the tattooed man.Steven turned to face him with his dark eyes. "Is he still alive?""Yes, Sir. However, we can't be certain about the old man's condition. There's a heavily guarded corridor, and we're not sure we can enter that place. The security system forces anyone who enters to use fingerprints, so not just anyone can go in there."Steven smirked, saying, "Don't you know that room is reserved only for Silver Clack members?"The two men in front of Steven looked at each other; of course, they didn't know. Besides, Steven was indeed a crazy man who tried to k
Vina refused to meet Franklin, who came to see her in the special psychiatric care room. She even screamed and struggled when her brother tried to touch her. Franklin desperately tried to ignore the pain from the stitches on his neck, but Vina cursed at him."Get out! Don't come near me! Go away, you criminal! Don't hurt me again!"Vina covered her ears and eyes. Not wanting to see who was in front of her, she struggled as she imagined Frans, who had abused her beyond what a teenage girl's body could endure.Franklin gazed sorrowfully at his sister, who was tormented by the shadows of violence she had experienced. Not only emotional wounds, Franklin also noticed many dark bruises, indicating that Frans had been too rough when hurting Vina."My poor little sister..." Franklin bowed his head, holding back tears.In the end, Franklin and Clara were forced to leave the room that had become Vina's shelter. According to the doctor, Vina was only calm when alone in her hospital room. Just li
"Your ID card isn't working, huh?"Steven returned the fake friendly gaze with his eyes wide open. The ID card and membership badge from the Department of Health that Steven had acquired illegally couldn't get past the system attached near the entrance."Maybe because it's old," Steven replied. "I've been with the Department of Health for a long time, and this is my first time doing an inspection at Silver Clack Hospital."Steven was indeed very skilled at switching between different personas. For a moment he appeared menacing, but when speaking, Steven instead showed a fake smile to deceive the security guard."I can smell the blood of the people you've brutally murdered, you fool! Stop acting like you're some saint!" Steven screamed internally.Since entering the hospital grounds, Steven knew that most of the hospital staff were people affiliated with the Silver Clack club. They were trained for all situations. Although Silver Clack was divided into several sections, everyone joined
"Miss Clara just informed us that we need to monitor the Department of Health team arriving today."A young man with an athletic build and tanned skin spoke to his friend. He was the security coordinator at the Hospital. Although Clara was late in giving the order, they—the Security Officers—understood the situation well enough that they managed to apprehend one suspicious person."We've just secured one of the Department of Health members, Sir. Paulo took him to the interrogation room.""Ah, really?" The coordinator named Max had just received information from Clara, but his subordinates had already acted quickly. "Alright then. Miss Clara will be here shortly."Not long after, Clara arrived at the Hospital in a hurry. A few hours ago, she had just received news that Silver Clack Hospital would be visited by a team from the Department of Health. As usual, she would request the membership list through the process of scanning member cards at the Hospital's main entrance.The woman felt
Clara's sour face caught Franklin's attention when they met right after the Department of Health visited him with the hospital head. Franklin initially didn't want to ask, but seeing Clara silent and not stating her reason for coming made him uncomfortable.So, he asked, "What's wrong, Clara?"Clara looked up immediately, hesitant to tell Franklin that Steven had just met her disguised as someone else. Moreover, Clara now had accurate evidence that Steven was involved in the kidnapping of his sister and mother. Franklin might go looking for Steven even though his condition was still unstable."Is this about my mother or Vina?"Clara shook her head and answered, "Your mother and Vina have undergone mental health therapy. But it's still too early for us to ask about all the tragedies that have occurred.""Alright, I'll be patient." Franklin took a deep breath. "But you shook your head, Clara. If this isn't about them, then what's making you so quiet?""Steven came, he almost touched you