Chapter 136

Outside the emergency room at Capital Hospital, several bodyguards stood guard at the entrance. Tristan and Samuel rushed over as soon as they got the news. The moment a young nurse came out, Samuel grabbed her arm, his voice tight with worry. "How's the patient inside?" The nurse shook her head slightly. "I'm sorry... we did everything we could." Samuel froze in place, his head buzzing. Without a word, Tristan pushed past them and ran in. Two bodies lay on hospital beds, white sheets covering them completely—streaked with blood at the top. His breath caught. A sharp ache gripped his chest, spreading like wildfire. His heart felt like it was being ripped apart. His chest rose and fell rapidly, while the bodies on the beds remained disturbingly still. He slowly moved forward, his fingers trembling as he pinched the edge of the bloodstained sheet. With a deep inhale, he lifted it. A male corpse. Letting the sheet fall back, he turned to the next bed and lifted the other sheet. A woman's