The Prison-Made Queen novel Chapter 596

Unexpectedly, Zeus didn't hurl any vicious remarks at Leilani this time. He stood silently at the door, treating her as if she were invisible. He looked like an empty shell, completely drained of life.

Zeus had no desire to acknowledge Leilani, and the feeling was mutual. When they crossed paths, they treated each other like strangers. However, his current state was undeniably bizarre.

Leilani quietly observed him from the corner of her eye. Standing in front of the filing cabinet, his profile looked exceptionally pale under the cold white lights. Dark circles bruised the skin under his deeply sunken eyes, making it obvious he hadn't had a good night's sleep in a long time. He exuded a morbid sense of paranoia, like a bowstring pulled to its absolute limit, ready to snap at any second. It had only been a month since they last saw each other, yet Zeus had lost a significant amount of weight—so much so that he looked gaunt and skeletal.

What surprised Leilani the most, however, was the look in his eyes. Gloomy and restless, he resembled a trapped beast on the verge of violently lashing out.

The last time she saw him at the hospital, Zeus had been cruel and arrogant, but at least he had seemed full of energy and smug confidence. Now, that had been replaced by something far sharper: a terrifying blend of fear and madness.

Sensing her gaze, Zeus suddenly snapped his head up, his eyes dark and brooding. "What are you looking at?"

He wasn't in the mood to give Leilani a hard time, yet here she was, sizing him up?

Leilani withdrew her gaze and went back to flipping through the files. "I recall this place requires authorized access," she said in a flat tone. "When did you get clearance to be in here?"

Zeus let out a cold laugh. His voice was hoarse and dripping with disdain. "Did you really think pulling strings was the only way into the archives?"

He waved a keycard in his hand, his eyes filled with mockery. "The hospital director gave this to me. I got it fair and square."

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