(Alaric’s POV)
Standing outside 704, my brows wrinkled into a frown. The door was ajar, and the custodians alongside the sanitisation staff were busy clearing up and disinfecting the room. I double checked the numerical signs displayed on the plate, which read 7-0-4.
Knowing how excellent my memory is, there is no way I will be getting the room number incorrect. ’Did that human give me the wrong room number, then?’ It definitely has to do with the person serving at the reception desk. ’Utterly careless and negligent~ .... Tskkk ... truly despicable.
As I was busy inside my head, one of the cleaning staff noticed me and asked, "Sir, what can I~ ... help you with?"
"Didn’t this room get assigned to the person named Fabian Stephens?" I asked, my face scrunched.
I noticed a subtle shift in his expression, but it disappeared as quickly as it appeared. He replied with a strained smile, "Sir, Mr. Stephens has already been discharged."
"Discharged," I remarked and looked at him. I could clearly see him shuddering under my gaze, "Did he? When did that happen?"
"He~ .... He~ ...." The person stammered and was about to open his mouth when someone interrupted him, "Travis~ .... What are you doing with cleaners? Go to the nurse station, now." The voice was sharp and blunt.
The intruder then turned to me, "Sir~ .... Who are you looking for?" Her lips displayed a professional smile. Even under my gaze, she didn’t seem to flinch. ’Interesting.’
"Fabian Stephens," I stated calmly while gauging her reaction.
Unlike the previous one, she remained calm and collected, hearing that guy’s name, which told me she was a person with authority here, "Sir~ ... The guardian of Mr. Stephens has discharged him."
"What guardian? When did this happen?" I pried some more, my eyes drifted towards the ID badge hung on her neck.
Her smile, it remained intact. She answered, her voice came out without any hitch, "Around fifteen minutes ago, someone named Ms. Yelena Yates signed his discharge papers. May I know what is your relationship with Mr. Stephens?"
Hearing the guardian’s name, a surge of relief washed over me, even though I didn’t know the cause or the reason. But I felt a calm settle inside my chest.
Now that he was already discharged meant he was no longer a patient, and I didn’t need to make any visit.
Good for me. Wasting time here was purposeless anyway, and I don’t do needless shit.
I, languidly, withdrew from the room. As I neared the one with the Head Nurse badge, glancing her way, I commented, "Mr. Stephens~ .... I have no acquaintance with the likes of him."


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