Chapter: 264

It was vast, but there was no sign of Alicia anywhere.

An unsettling feeling crept over him, prompting him to rise from his seat.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Reyes quietly questioned Ted for more information.

Ted was trembling, and he struggled to get the words out. “She's dead.. She hit her head, and now she's dead."

Fear gripped Mrs. Reyes, and her voice dropped to a whisper. “She's dead?"

“Who's dead?"

A booming voice tore through the tense atmosphere.

Mrs. Reyes looked up in alarm as her eyes met Caden's.

His face was dark and filled with fury.

The sheer intensity of his presence was overwhelming.

Before Mrs. Reyes could say a word, Ted blurted out, “It wasn't me! I didn't do it!"

His immediate reaction was to shift the blame.

Caden's suspicion grew. Something had clearly happened to Alicia.

Without hesitation, he grabbed Ted by the collar and marched toward the small building.

Feeling terrified, Mrs. Reyes stumbled behind him. "Mr. Ward, please let Ted go!"

Caden paid her no mind. He hauled Ted all the way to the building's entrance.

"Where is Alicia?" he growled.

Ted had never felt such fear before.

His mind went blank, and his body froze. “She's upstairs. In the pool."

"Which floor?" Caden asked again.

"The second.."

Caden flung him to the ground.

Ted snapped out of his daze and cried out in pain from the fall.

Caden raced up to the second floor, looked through the open door, and saw a figure floating in the pool.

His heart pounded as he sprinted toward it.

Alicia's consciousness was drifting aimlessly.

Heavy rain poured down, and beneath the emergency department building, a small figure was curled up tightly.

Alicia moved closer, curious about who it could be.

The moment she saw who it was, she was dumbfounded.

It was Caden.