Chapter 227

"Pour me a glass of water," Anderson ordered. Mayra remained silent. A few seconds later, he grew impatient. "Don't you understand what I'm saying?" Just then, she heard footsteps approaching in the hallway. Someone was coming. She instinctively wanted to escape and took the emergency exit corridor instead. The nurse was here to change Anderson's dressing, and she somehow caught a glimpse of a figure at the end of the hallway. But unsure of whether her eyes were just playing tricks on her, she didn't think much of it. She saw the apples in a red plastic bag on the table when she entered. They seemed quite out of place. "Mr. Barlow, you're awake." Anderson's dark gaze drifted toward the direction Mayra disappeared earlier. Noting the nurse's appearance, he withdrew his gaze. The nurse entered his room and placed the bag of fruits by his bedside. "Mr. Barlow, it seems that someone came by earlier. But the person left after seeing that you were resting." "Get out!" Startl