Idyll Mountain was situated in the southwestern part of Enistan, far away from the bustling city. Compared to the city, which had one of the most expensive housing in the whole world despite its suffocating small space, the rich still preferred the metropolis.
Grandeur Hospital was located right at the foot of Idyll Mountain. A black car pulled up at the entrance of the hospital. The security guard came over to check, and the driver presented the documents.
After passing the documents back to the driver, the security guard leaned over to look at the backseat. However, there was a partition between the front and back seats of this car, and the partition was currently in place, so the security guard couldn’t see what was going on in the backseat.
The security guard said carefully, “I’m sorry, but please roll down the partition. I have to verify all the personnel entering and leaving this place.”
The driver looked at him in dissatisfaction. “What’s wrong with you? I showed you the documents, didn’t I? Our boss doesn’t like meeting strangers.”
“I’m sorry, but that’s a rule.”
“A rule? From who? Do you know why our boss is here? Who will be held responsible if the matter is delayed? You? Can you even bear the responsibility?”
The security guard’s expression stiffened. He didn’t know what to do. Just then, a cold man’s voice came from behind the partition. “It’s okay. It’s a good thing to be devoted to one’s work. He can check.”
With that, the partition slowly rolled down. With the passenger seat in the way, the security guard could see two figures in the backseat, one male and the other female. They were both dressed with attention to detail, especially the man, who had an unusual aura. He didn’t look like any common person.
“There are only two people in the documents. Pardon me, but who is this lady beside you?”
“My wife.” The man took the woman’s hand as he explained calmly, “If it’s against the rules, I can give a call to Mrs. Bennett and have her talk to you.”
At the mention of Mrs. Bennett, the security guard’s face paled. “No, it’s okay. Since this is your wife, of course, it’s not against the rules. Please, enter,”
With that, the security guard took a few steps backward and let the car through. The car drove into the hospital.
Grandeur Hospital was huge, and now that it wasn’t accepting any new patients, it looked even emptier. The employees here probably outnumbered the visitors and the patients right now. Of course, if they were right, then there was only one patient right now.
Rachel sighed in relief after the car entered the hospital. She put a hand to her chest as she said, “That was scary. The security guard saw me before, so I thought he’d recognize me.”
Justin said, “Are you okay?”
“Yes.” Rachel nodded, her heart still beating rapidly. “But I still don’t know where Jolly is right now. If she weren’t in such a rush, she wouldn’t have to enter by climbing over the wall. If someone catches her, it’ll be quite difficult to resolve the situation.”
“I’m here.”
The simple two words echoed in the car, and Rachel was stunned. For some reason, she suddenly noticed Justin still holding her hand. He hadn’t let go of her ever since they entered the hospital, and she herself forgot to retract her hand..
Her palm was hot.
“Oh right, you haven’t told me how you came here?”
“As soon as President Burton heard about Leroy, he knew that you and Miss Carter would come here, so he sent someone to check out Enistan right away. He didn’t have time to tell you before he received the notice that you and Miss Carter had already departed, so he rushed here in case something happened to you two.” Frankie was the one driving at the front, so when he heard Rachel’s query, he immediately explained the situation.
He had been serving Justin for many years, so he knew what Justin was like. Justin definitely wouldn’t want to say too much, so he could only put in a word for Justin so that Rachel could see more of Justin’s good side.
Rachel was stunned. “You’ve been looking into Enistan all this while?”
“It’s not a big issue; anyone can do that with the help of a detective agency. You don’t have to worry about it.”
“What about the documents?”
“Coincidentally, after I went to northern Riverdale, I found a business acquaintance who had connections to the Grandeur Group of Enistan. I got help from him. He and Marcus seemed to be old friends, so he gave me permission to visit Marcus in his stead, and he already told Marcus’ wife about it beforehand.”
“That’s a huge coincidence.” Rachel was shocked.
Justin nodded slightly, deep in thought. “It does seem too good to be true.”
Actually, he was a little wary about asking for help from this person. After all, he hadn’t completely understood the person’s background yet, and no one could guarantee that this person didn’t have ulterior motives or that it wasn’t a trap.
However, when he heard that Rachel and Jolly were already on the way to Enistan, he couldn’t dally anymore, so he could only bring Frankie with him as he rushed there. It was urgent, after all..
“President Burton, President Hudson, we’re here. Someone’s coming from the hospital.”
The car pulled up at the entrance to the inpatient department, and someone from the hospital came to open the door.
Justin reminded Rachel, “Just stick with me later. You don’t have to be nervous. Even though Lush Enterprise is an organization of gangsters, they still follow the rules here. Moreover, we’re here to visit Marcus in someone else’s stead.”
The term ‘we’ included Rachel as well, so she was instantly relieved. “Okay.”
After they got out of the car, a middle-aged man. came over to welcome them. He looked like a butler, and he wore a suit and leather shoes as well. He had a square face, and he spoke. politely, his demeanor humble. ‘Mr. Brook’s friend, Mr. Burton, I presume?”
Justin nodded slightly as he introduced Rachel. “This is my wife, Chris.”
“Mrs. Burton. The butler nodded in greeting. “My last name is Richards, and I’m Mr. Bennett’s butler.”
Rachel nodded. “Mr. Richards.”
After entering the hospital, Mr. Richards led Justin and Rachel to the ward. As he walked, he said, ‘Mr. Bennett is in a dire condition right now, and he has stopped receiving visitors for al long time. On this occasion, you’re welcome because you’re Mr. Brook’s friend. It has been a long while since Mr. Bennett last met Mr. Brook.”
The corridors in the hospital were desolate, and. they rarely saw anyone else there. Only one ward had a crowd standing at its entrance. There were bodyguards, hospital staff, and perhaps some of Marcus’ relatives.
From a distance away, they could see a woman with an extraordinary air about her. She wore a low-profile outfit and had short hair. Even though she was advanced in age, she still looked quite capable.
“Mrs. Bennett, these are Mr. Brook’s friends, Mr. Burton and his wife.”
Mr. Richards introduced the visitors to Shannon.
This woman right here was the famed Mrs. Bennett, or Shannon. She wasn’t quite a beauty by normal standards. She was fair and had round features, and she looked like risen dough. However, her eyes were bright and cunning.
When she saw Justin and Rachel, she smiled as she examined them discreetly through her curved eyes. “Mr. Brook is a good friend of my husband’s. However, how did you get to know Mr. Brook, Mr. Burton?”
It was both a query and also an interrogation.
Just like Rachel, Justin had never met anyone from Lush Enterprise before, but still, he remained calm and steady as he said, “I haven’t known him for long, but we immediately bonded like old friends. Something came up, so Mr. Brook couldn’t come to Enistan, so he asked me to pay a visit in his stead and to deliver something.”
“Oh, a delivery? What is it?”
“Mr. Brook told me that Mr. Bennett is the only one who can take the item.”
The look in Shannon’s eyes darkened as a hint of dissatisfaction flashed across her face. Justin didn’t look like a man of many words, so Shannon looked at the woman beside him instead.
