Katelyn’s jaw tightened as she fought to hold back her frustration. And yet, maddening as it was, Langston was right. At this moment, she didn’t even know how the old man was connected to him. Without solid evidence, Langston had every chance of dodging blame.

Langston glanced at the old man on the bed, a mocking grin creeping onto his face. “Doctor, maybe you should focus on keeping him alive.”

Swallowing her anger, Katelyn knew she had to focus on the old man’s condition first. Wasting no time, she started a thorough examination. As she reviewed his medical reports, her frustration only grew. The man was burdened with an endless list of chronic illnesses, on top of visible skin conditions. And that wasn’t even counting his past injuries.

For someone his age, carrying this many conditions would normally mean he’d passed away a long time ago. His immune system and physical strength would have collapsed. This told Katelyn one clear thing: someone had gone to great lengths to keep this old man alive. Not to heal him, but to trap him in a life filled with constant suffering.

“Langston, what’s your relationship with this man?” Katelyn demanded, tossing the examination reports onto the table. “If you won’t be honest with me, I won’t treat him. You can take him back to wherever he came from.”

Her eyes locked on Langston, who just sat there, unbothered. The old man’s suffering was painful to even think about, but Langston only smiled, as if he were immune to the man’s misery.

“Your role here is to treat, not to interrogate me,” Langston replied with a smug calm, leaning back with a slight smirk. “But go ahead, let him suffer. Without help, he doesn’t have much time left.” His words hung in the air like a dare.

Katelyn’s jaw tightened as she stared at him, her eyes turning cold. Langston was clearly using the old man’s condition to manipulate her. Being a doctor, how could she let someone suffer right in front of her? Trying to hold back her frustration, she warned, “Even if you don’t tell me the truth, I’ll find it out myself. And if I see any sign of abuse, I’ll make sure you’re held accountable. You won’t get away with it.”

Langston’s grin only widened, almost as if he were entertained. His expression had that same mocking glint she’d seen him use to unsettle Sharon before.

“I didn’t expect you to be so… dedicated,” he replied with a lazy chuckle. “By all means, dig up what you can.”

“I’m curious to see where it leads.”

Everything he said stirred up a reaction.

“Just wait,” she shot back, turning away to keep her focus.

Taking a deep breath, Katelyn steadied herself and set to work, gathering what she needed to help the old man.

But just then, frantic voices pierced the quiet from the next room. Newest update provided by Find?Novel.net

“Grandma!”

Shock widened Katelyn’s eyes as she dashed back to Carol’s ward.

Carol lay there, unconscious once more.

.

.

.