When Love Becomes a Cage (Melanie) novel Chapter 99

When Nurse Nannie walked in, I could feel the tension spike in the room.

"Lily, what brings you here for injections? Did you check in first?"

"Um, Nannie, I, I just..."

Lily was stumbling over her words, clearly flustered, while Vinson had a firm grip on her wrist.

"I saw you injecting something from your pocket into the vial. Hand it over!"

His tone was icy, not caring whether Lily struggled or not, he reached straight into her pocket.

To everyone's surprise, there was indeed a vial in there. Nannie's face turned pale as she handed it over.

"Lily, the patient is allergic to this medication. Didn't you know?"

All eyes turned to Jenny as she just collapsed onto the floor, bursting into tears.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I..."

Seeing her like this, I guessed she was manipulated.

I softened my voice, "Lily, right? We don't know each other; you wouldn't harm me. But someone paid you to do this, right?"

She nodded then shook her head in desperation.

"Ms. Crawford, I swear I didn't know anything."

I continued to reassure her, "Since the needle hasn't been injected, it's considered an attempted crime. Just tell us who's behind this, and you'll be fine."

"I can also testify that you were coerced. This wasn't your intention."

I knew these badgeless nurses were interns. To intern in a small town like this, I suspected Lily didn't have a high level of education.

If this got out, no hospital would hire her.

After pondering for a moment, she finally handed me her phone.

"It was this number that added me on WhatsApp, then transferred me money. The first time, I was asked to add a bit of Vitamin C to your IV, then some sugar syrup. Both times I was paid."

"And the third time, they asked you to add a lethal drug?"

Seeing the bunny avatar, I had my suspicions about who it was.

If I remembered correctly, Kayla's private WhatsApp had the same avatar.

She probably thought I was as good as dead, not even bothering to change her account.

"I just wanted to earn some extra money. I didn't know about your allergy..."

"Bullshit, didn't you check the patient's file?" Nannie seemed really upset, starting to grab Lily to call the police.

I stopped her, after all, I was unharmed, and Kayla was a key figure in the Patterson family. It would likely be swept under the rug. Better to gather all evidence and then tackle all charges at once.

I took the transaction records and chat screenshots, and had Lily write down everything that happened, sign it, and even add her fingerprint. Then, I let Nannie take her away for a stern talking-to.

Vinson stayed silent by my bed until the nurses left, then finally spoke. "Kayla?"

I nodded.