Kelvin rolled down the car window, letting in the breeze from outside. The tobacco smell inside the car was diluted by it.
At the same time, the temperature had also dropped a few degrees.
"Do you remember the abortion surgery that you handled three years ago? The patient's name was Cheyenne."
As soon as the words were spoken, the doctor's face turned pale and he appeared visibly uneasy. Sweat began to trickle down his forehead.
"... Mr. Foley, you're really putting me in a difficult position. There are so many people coming in and out of the hospital every day, how am I supposed to remember something from three years ago?"
As he reached out his hand to feel for the door, a cold and stern voice, like a chilling wind, suddenly sounded in his ear. "I already have the answer to every question I ask you."
Kelvin's eyes stared at him as if they could see right through him, and he let out a slight chuckle.
The doctor's face turned pale and he finally gave up the idea of running away. His hands fell down weakly.
He pleaded, "Mr. Foley, please let me go. I really can't say anything about that matter!"
Kelvin remained indifferent, slowly exhaling smoke rings of various shapes from his mouth, while leaning back with his head against the luxurious car seat.
Suddenly, he said, "I heard that you're going to run for the position of hospital director next month. What do you think would happen if I were to make these things public?"
A pile of intimate photos were smashed onto the man's body, in which were he and his lovers.
At his age, he was considered quite a sucessful man and faced with many temptations.
His wife had been aged and no longer beautiful, and due to his sexual desire for pretty ones, he had been cheating on his wife for more than ten years and kept several lovers, but his wife never knew.
He often felt proud of himself for being able to conceal his infidelity, but little did he know that Kelvin had the ability to uncover even his first affair partner.
'Mr. Foley is right. I will be running for the director next month, and if this kind of gossip news breaks out at such a critical moment, it would be disastrous. Not only is it possible for my family to break up, but also there is a risk of losing my job. That is something I absolutely will not allow to happen.'
He tore those photos into pieces with trembling hands.
Kelvin's cold gaze caught a glimpse of his every move, and he slightly stood up, pressing the half-smoked cigarette into the car's ashtray, which seemed to be bought by Cheyenne.
She always told him that smoking was bad for his health, but she still silently prepared an ashtray for him.
His Adam's apple rolled, and his voice inexplicably became lower, which was a dangerous signal to the doctor's ears.
"You can tear them up. Do you think I don't have a backup?"
Upon hearing this, the man completely gave up struggling.
After two seconds of silence, he pushed his glasses and smiled bitterly.
"I know Mr. Foley has great power. I can't keep secrets forever; you'll find out sooner or later."
"Cut the crap! Let me ask you, why did she have a fetal stoppage?" Kelvin wasn't interested in listening to the doctor's nonsense and went straight to the point.
The doctor took out a crumpled test report from his pocket that looked somewhat damaged from being read every day.
"She... she was poisoned. Miss Lawrence was exposed to a drug called 'Mist' at that time, which contained ingredients that caused loss of sensation and nerve paralysis. Pregnant women who come into contact with even just a little bit will immediately miscarry. When Miss Lawrence arrived at the hospital, it was already too late as toxins had spread throughout her body; she may permanently become a vegetable."
"Mist"?
Kelvin felt like he had heard this name before but couldn't remember where.
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