Chapter 201

Inside the dim, cramped room, a man and a woman sat back-to-back on the cold floor, blindfolded, their hands tied behind them and legs bound tight. The man shook his head slightly, now fully awake. "Emily, you okay?" She let out a soft hum. "Yeah, I'm fine. What about you, Professor Lewis?" "I'm alright too. I'm sorry for dragging you into this." Emily chuckled, voice light. "It's really no big deal. I don't have anyone I'd leave behind... Even if something happens to me, I doubt anyone would cry." Brandon went quiet for a moment, clearly surprised. "What about your family? Don't you have any siblings?" "My parents divorced when I was seven. They both started new families and didn't want me around. I lived with my grandma. But when I was fifteen, she passed away from lung cancer. That was the hardest time of my life—way worse than the divorce. I swore then I'd become a doctor, to save people like her." She paused, voice more tender now. "I'm really glad I chose medicine... because it b