Ricco tugged his collar and said with a bitter smile, "What's up? Why? Can't you recognize me?"
"What have you been through these past two days?" Ariah eyed him curiously.
How did he become so gaunt?
Instead of answering her, Ricco asked, "Where's Jimmy?"
"Inside." Ariah pointed at the ward.
After entering the ward, Ricco said faintly, "I need to talk to Jimmy alone. Felipe, wait outside. Ariah, don't come in either."
Ricco was not alone. Felipe came with him.
As soon as Ricco closed the door, Felipe stuck himself up the wall and glared at Ariah with a wary expression, as if he was looking at a fierce beast.
Narrowing her eyes, Ariah walked over and called out to him, "Hi, Felipe."
Immediately, goosebumps formed on his arms, and he blurted, "D-Don't come near me."
He was genuinely afraid. Ariah was extremely wicked!
Although Ricco told him later that it was just hypnotism thatAriah did to him, he was still a little fearful of her.
She was not much different from a cult for being able to control someone's mind so easily!
He couldn't offend her, so he might as well stay as far away from her as possible.
Just as he wanted to turn around and leave, Ariah shouted, "Stop right there!"
Shivering in fear, Felipe stood still, grimacing. "What do you want?"
Ariah pressed him into a chair and uttered, "Sit."
Felipe sat down like a puppet.
"I want to know why do you want to run away whenever you see me." Ariah sat beside him.
Felipe turned his face away and avoided her question. How could he tell her that it was because he was afraid of her? That was too cowardly.
Ariah gave him a slap. "Answer me!"
Shuddering, Felipe shifted slightly to the side, keeping a further distance away from her. "If you have anything to say, just say it!"
"What happened to Ricco?" Ariah asked him directly. "Why does he look so unwell as if he had been tortured?" "What are you talking about? It was because he didn't sleep for two nights after heavy workloads, that's why!"
"Oh, I see. What's your relationship with Ricco?"
"None of your business!"
"Hey, why are you so rude!"
As Ariah leaned forward to pinch his ear, Felipe was astounded by her sudden advancement that his face turned red, and waved her hand away. "What the hell? Keep your distance, woman! Don't touch me!"
Ariah smacked her lips indifferently.
"You said that Ricco didn't sleep for the past two nights. Why? What did he do?" Ariah frowned. "Was he working on Kevin's case?"
Felipe asked in surprise, "How did you know?"
"An easy guess. It's not that hard," Ariah thought.
Ignoring him, she started to ponder the entire situation. Jimmy had not mentioned anything about Kevin ever since he was admitted to the hospital, and she didn't ask him either as she knew he didn't want to share the details with her.
However, Ariah was curious about how Jimmy would deal with Kevin and how he would find him.
It was just that he did not take the initiative to tell her, so she did not ask.
But now...
Ariah's gaze fell on Felipe. "Have you guys discovered anything? Did you know where Kevin is now?"
Felipe snorted. "Why should I tell you?"
This d*mned boy was quite petty.
Pursing her lips mischievously, Ariah jabbed, "I bet you guys didn't find anything, am I right? Jimmy and Director Sherlocks don't even have a clue, let alone you punks."
Punks?
Hearing this, Felipe glared at her lividly, "Who are you calling punks?"
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