When Evan returned to Serenity Hills Sanatorium, people were screaming and rushing toward the exits in panic, and he struggled to force his way against the fleeing crowd.
Suddenly, someone grabbed his arm. "Mr. Gray, where are you going?" Natalie looked at him anxiously.
He shook her off irritably and scanned the crowd for Lillian. "What's going on? Wasn't Lillian with you? Where is she?"
Natalie quickly hid the flash of satisfaction in her eyes. "Lillian couldn't handle the Cognition Enhancement Experiment and ran off long ago."
"Mr. Gray, a room short-circuited and caught fire. We should get out first. Maybe Lillian's already outside!"
'Of course. Lillian is terrified of pain. Someone like her—cowardly and calculating—must have run off already.'
Evan pressed his fingers to his temp
