Adrian’s POV
It was late afternoon when my phone lit up with a message from the hospital administrator: Miss Rachel Levy is here to see you, says it’s personal and urgent. Should we send her away?
Every muscle in my neck tightened. I set my pen down, forcing a calm breath.
I typed back: No, send her up, but alert security to stay nearby.
I didn’t entirely trust Rachel to be harmless anymore. The woman had found every thin crack she could to pry her way into my orbit lately. Her unexpected appearances around hospital corridors, lingering too long with staff who thought she was some personal friend of mine. Now she was crossing into my professional ground, uninvited.
When she finally arrived at my office, she didn’t bother with pleasantries. She stepped in like she owned the air, shutti
