Chapter 15

Happy with what he heard, Liam figured he'd leave Victor and Jean alone, so he returned to his ward. He grabbed the phone that had been sitting on the table for days and turned it on. It felt like ages as the phone took its sweet time to boot up. With the news burning to be shared with Stephanie, Liam's left hand trembled slightly as he entered his password. While the network loaded, he punched in her number and hit call. The ringing seemed to go on forever until a robotic voice finally came through. "Sorry, the number you've dialed is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later." Unavailable? Liam thought maybe Stephanie was in the elevator, but that didn't seem right. A million thoughts ran through his mind. He set the phone back on the table, opened WhatsApp, and tried messaging her through there. The moment he opened the app, his screen was swarmed with notifications. They were all from people checking in about his injury, and the sight of them gave him a headache. Afte