Chapter 113

As I left the ward, I did not see any sight of Lance on the fourth floor. I rubbed my chin gently and thought hard. Could he have left earlier on? Could Lance have taken a flight hurriedly all the way here just to get a glimpse of Loraine? As I went downstairs to leave, I saw that a man was standing squarely at the entrance and immediately understood that he had been waiting for me there. By this time the rain had become considerably lighter and there was only a light drizzle outside. Lance was wearing a thin outer coat on top of a cream white shirt. On his wrist, he wore a Rolex watch. He was especially tall and his fringe had been neatly styled to reveal a smooth, acne-free forehead. At this point, he was holding on to a huge black umbrella and his eyes were shining as brightly as a thousand stars. His eyes shone purely. They were the exact same pair of pure eyes that I used to look into. Of course, it had been a while since the owner of these eyes had belonged to me. I had fa