A Caged Songbird's Escape: Into the Arms of a Predator novel Chapter 512

Rivercross Residence?

That was Rowan's house. Why was Rex calling her from there?

Elissa didn't answer directly. "What's going on? I'm at Zephyr Manor right now. I just finished Suzanne's physical therapy."

Rex nodded through the phone. "Yeah, I know."

Thank God she was already done treating his mother. If his family found out he had pulled her away from his own mom's treatment just to do Rowan a solid, they would have chewed him out.

Calling the doctor away right in the middle of his mother's session—what a devoted son he was!

Rex continued, "It's Mrs. Garrett. She accidentally sprained her ankle walking down the stairs. It's swollen, and she refuses to let me take her to the hospital. We've already put an ice pack on it, though."

Hearing this, Elissa immediately agreed to go.

An ankle sprain for an older woman could be serious. She needed to check on it herself to be at ease.

Even without her connection to Rowan, Mrs. Garrett had always been wonderful to her, and she was deeply grateful for that.

Hanging up the phone, Rex looked at the old woman sitting on the sofa and rubbed his temples. "Are you really not going to the hospital?"

"No," she replied flatly.

Janice Garrett scoffed. "Weren't you two trying to get me to fake an illness? Well, problem solved. I don't have to fake it anymore."

"..."

Rex rubbed his nose and walked over with a sheepish smile. "I swear, we never actually wanted you to get hurt!"

He was taking the fall for this in a major way.

Who knew it would be such a coincidence? He had a day off from the hospital today and thought he'd come over to butter up the old lady.

If she was in a good mood and played along, Rowan's apartment at Vistapeak Gardens would be left empty for him.

But as soon as he arrived, wow—he didn't even need to butter her up.

The moment she heard him come in, she hurried down the stairs and genuinely rolled her ankle.

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