"But, how do we explain this?" Dylan pulled up a chair and sat down in front of Julie's hospital bed, saying, "The guy from yesterday wanted you dead, the guy from today wanted to snatch the ring off your hand. The ring was a gift from Kyle, why would he give you a ring and then try to take it back? Is there something wrong with him?"
Julie tried to express, "I'm not saying this was all Kyle's doing, but rather that everything happened after Kyle showed up. I just think something's wrong."
"Indeed, everything happened after Kyle showed up, but according to reliable sources, Lucian was also in the country during this period. It's hard to know where he is most of the time, the only confirmed news is that he stayed at the Opulent Skyline Suites, but then the person in the hotel room turned out to be Kyle. The more I think about it, the more it seems like too much of a coincidence."
"Didn't we get the hotel surveillance footage? What were the results?" Kieran asked.
As soon as the surveillance footage was mentioned, Dylan got a bit excited, "I came to see you today to talk about this, but I didn't expect such a big thing to happen. I've confirmed the surveillance footage."
Dylan took out a few pictures and handed them to Kieran, "These are screenshots from the surveillance footage. From the video, there's no way Kyle and Lucian could have communicated, this footage has been confirmed by Payne Hernandez, and it's not been tampered with in any way. These pictures you're holding are of Bruce pushing Lucian into the hotel, Lisa checking in Kyle alone, and Lisa going to pick up Kyle. From this surveillance footage, there's no intersection between the three of them."
Dylan's clear explanation was meant to express that where the surveillance could see, there was no intersection between the three, so in places the surveillance couldn't see, it was hard to be sure.
"What do you think?" Julie suddenly looked up at Kieran, because from the beginning to now, Kieran had been silent.
He was a thoughtful and meticulous man, if he didn't speak his mind, no one would know what he was thinking.
The silent Kieran suddenly spoke to Dylan, "What's bound to happen will happen, since we're prepared, let's just wait and see."
Dylan had always believed that for them, the best strategy is to respond to changes without changing.
So Dylan nodded, then handed the car keys to Kieran, "I'll continue to investigate, I guess your wife might be scared, you guys go home first. I'll let you know as soon as I have any news."
Kieran nodded to Dylan, then watched him leave.
He turned to look at the bandage on Julie's neck, frowning in distress, "I failed to protect you."
She clutched the man's outstretched hand and smiled faintly, "How can you protect me all the time?"
Kieran smiled, "Then I'll have to stick around you all the time."
"You honey -tongued guy!"
Suddenly, Julie tightened her grip on Kieran's hand, looking at him, "Is Sansa in danger?"
"There's someone protecting her, don't worry." Kieran paused for a moment, then told Julie, "If you agree, we can transfer Sansa to Tranquil Care Hospital. It's Harding's hospital, more secure than Oakhurst Hospital. And I've contacted Professor Fred, he's agreed to help Sansa."
"Really?" Hearing Fred's name, Julie's face immediately lit up with joy.
Looking at Julie's reaction, although Kieran felt heartache, he still said, "You said before that there should be no secrets between us, right?"
"What are you going to tell me?" She put away the joy on her face and frowned at Kieran.
He nodded, telling her, "I found Professor Fred a week ago, but he refused me at the time. Although he didn't explicitly state the reason, based on his reaction, I think he must have his reasons. Unless we can threaten his life, he will absolutely not accept Sansa."
"Why did he suddenly agree?" Julie asked.
Kieran shook his head, "I think someone might have threatened him, that's the most likely reason."
"What should we do then?" Julie asked, "Fred is the only one who can possibly cure Sansa, if there's even a glimmer of hope, I want to try. Do you already have an answer?"
Kieran said, "A week ago, Dr. Brice reached an agreement with us and became a member of the Tranquil Care Hospital. When Sansa is transferred, Dr. Brice will continue to be her primary physician. Tomorrow afternoon, Professor Fred will come here, and I will try to persuade him to assist Dr. Brice. If someone really wants Fred close to Sansa, even he will accept the role of assisting physician."
Julie thought Kieran's words made sense, so she nodded, "Let's invite Fred for dinner tomorrow?"
Kieran thought it was a good suggestion, so he nodded, "I'll try to arrange it."
He stood up, holding her hand, "Let's go home."
Julie didn't offer to drive again, but obediently sat in the passenger seat, she suddenly turned and looked at him, saying, "Honey, I've noticed that every time I drive something goes wrong."
"What did you say?" Kieran pretended not to hear clearly.
Julie said, "I said every time I drive something goes wrong."
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