CREAK.
A door opened nearby. Vincent Thorne stepped out of the room, raising his head just in time to see Rhys Crawford chasing after Iris Dalton. The young girl's smile was bright and dazzling, radiating like the sun, yet it nearly burned his eyes.
He froze for a moment. As he casually closed the door behind him, a dark glint flashed in his eyes. He was weighed down by his own thoughts.
*
In the hospital's first-floor lobby.
The large screen was broadcasting a live variety show. Vivian Morton stared at the female doctor on the screen, looking a little dazed. The show's guests, Sophie and Justin Nash, had opened Livestream Room 4 in the orthopedics clinic. Since the other three livestream rooms were on an intermission, all the viewers had flocked to Room 4, causing the audience count to skyrocket.
