Chapter 1079

While the caregiver was calling Lily, she had also reached out to Hayden. The two of them arrived at the hospital almost at the same time. "Mrs. Joyner was fine the entire day," the caregiver explained nervously, stumbling over her words. "She just finished her targeted therapy, and her side effects were finally starting to ease. Her appetite had even improved. I only stepped away for a moment to use the restroom, and when I came back, she was gone." Inside the hospital room, nothing was out of place—except for the fact that Hazel was no longer there. Xavier went to retrieve the security footage, while Lily and Hayden kept calling Hazel's phone over and over again. At first, the calls went through. But later, it simply stopped connecting. Clearly, she was deliberately ignoring them. "I'm going to go find Dad!" Hayden turned and stormed out of the room. "Do you even know where he is?" Lily followed quickly. "I'm coming with you." She was afraid Hazel would get stuck in her own