Is she asleep?
Merrick's eyelid twitched, suspicion creeping into his mind—Oriana had vanished twice on the same floor as Dr. Hargrave.
It seemed too much of a coincidence!
He suspected Oriana might be here, yet he hoped he was wrong. Oriana couldn't possibly be the one in Cassian's room!
As Merrick wrestled with his thoughts, Cassian gestured for silence, as if afraid of disturbing the woman inside. "What do you want? Let's discuss this outside."
Merrick quickly averted his gaze from the room. He couldn't identify the person behind the curtain, nor could he afford to confront Dr. Cassian and storm in based on a hunch.
Krystal's surgery needed to be flawless, and Merrick couldn't risk antagonizing Cassian.
Yet, despite his indifference towards Oriana, why did he feel a tightness in
