Chapter: 1026
Life at Concord Hospital continued as usual.
At Boyd Manor.
After sending a drunken Marlin home last time, Dolores found herself a room to stay in at Marlin's villa.
The next day, Marlin went to work as usual, but Dolores didn't wake up until noon.
The servant, Alaina, prepared Lunch.
"Miss Shaw, Mr. Boyd has given you the option to leave or stay at the villa after lunch. However, there is one rule: you may not enter his bedroom."
She mentioned the villa's forbidden topic as she set the lunch on the table.
“He prefers that no one enters his room. It's the second door on the right at the top of the stairs on the second floor. Please remember, Miss Shaw."
After dinner, when Alaina was not busy, Dolores secretly opened the door to Marlin's bedroom.
She wasn't allowed in her boyfriend's bedroom? Was the servant joking?
She must have a look.
She planned to lie in bed and surprise Marlin when he returned.
A sketch on the desk caught her eye, particularly a pair of vibrant eyes on it that surprised her.
These eyes resembled hers, but upon closer inspection, they Looked more like Norah's.
As she pictured Norah, she became certain that the eyes in the drawing were Norah's.
Her heart raced.
Seeing a rosebud pattern on another sketch made her anxious.
Marlin had treated her with tenderness, making her feel particularly special when they first met at the Cloud Club.
It turned out that was because she resembled the features depicted in these sketches.
She touched her shoulder, feeling the tattoo her friend had inked there. Her friend had intended to create a blooming rose but ended up with a bud due to her lack of skill. Surprisingly, it matched the pattern on this sketch.
She recalled all the coincidences.
It appeared that Marlin had been seeking someone, but he mistakenly believed she was the woman he had been searching for.
She gripped the sketch, and it crumpled in her hand.
She remembered Norah's peculiar attitude towards Marlin and her eyes.