Chapter 4

I stood there, stunned for a moment—then spun around and headed straight toward the hospital.

I left my suitcase at the hospital front desk, and by chance, overheard the nurses behind me mentioning Charles.

"I heard that guy on the third floor, Charles Sinclair, got beaten up by some punks while protecting a woman. No clue who she is to him, but he's got guts. He was hurt quite badly," one nurse said.

"Yeah, I just saw that woman in his room, crying her heart out and calling his name again and again. Maybe there's something special between them," the…