Chapter 4

[Diagnostic Report. Patient: Violette Yates

[Diagnosis: Late-stage stomach cancer]

The bolded words burned into Edwin's retinas like a branding iron.

His hand shook violently, and the thin sheet of paper suddenly felt like it weighed heavily.

Edwin muttered, "Late-stage stomach cancer? No way. This has to be fake. Violette must've teamed up with some shady clinic to cook up another scam."

He crumpled the paper into a ball, the rough edges cutting into his skin, but he didn't even notice. He spun around and charged toward the dark basement entrance like a madman.

He had to see it for himself…