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Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother
Chapter 188
I expected that.
I sighed, lowering my voice. “Look, I know there are rules. But I’m not just here out of curiosity. My brother’s mental health is a matter of serious concern. There have been… incidents. And if he didn’t complete his therapy, it could explain a lot.”
She didn’t react immediately, but I saw a small crack in the wall of indifference.
“You’re saying he’s a danger to himself and others?” She asked carefully.
I hesitated. It wasn’t exactly what I meant, but I could tell that was the angle that might get me what I needed.
“I’m saying,” I said, choosing my words carefully, “that if something happens because this hospital refuses to information, there will be consequences.”
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She inhaled slowly, then picked up the paper. This time, she actually read it.
The seal from the family lawyer was legitimate. More than that, it implied that if the hospital refused to cooperate, they could be dragged into legal trouble.
Before coming here, I had gone to the family lawyer’s office under the pretense of handling unrelated legal matters for the pack–something I was well within my right to do. While there, I had casually inquired about past legal documents concerning Kester, mentioning that I was working on updating our family’s private records.
The lawyer, accustomed to dealing with delicate pack affairs, hadn’t questioned it. He had prepared the request, stamped with the official seal, assuming it was merely another administrative task.
I watched her closely, pressing just a little more.
“Do you know what it’s like to watch someone unravel?” I asked quietly. “To wonder if you could have stopped it if you had the right information?”
Her jaw tensed.
That did it.
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She sighed, setting the paper aside. “Wait here.”
And then she disappeared through the double doors..
The moment she was gone, unease settled in my stomach. But now, the unease twisted
newenish point.
Why was it taking so long?
The reception area was nearly empty, save for a few outdated magazines strewn across side table and the faint hum of the overhead lights.. U paced, the soles of my shoes thudding softly against the floor.
Something wasn’t right.
I stole a glance at the door she had vanished through, my pulse drumming against my throat. What if she was stalling? What if she had gone to make a call?
Gods, Kasmine, stop overthinking. This isnitta muxie.
But no matter what happened, I wasn’t leaving without those records.
Just as the thought settled, the doors pushed open again. The receptionist walked in wi her face carefully blank and a single file dunched in her hands.
It didn’t look as bulky as I expected in to look. It was way too scanty to hold the kind of
reports I expected.
Where were the in–depth assessments, the notes detailing every step of his supposed progress, and the follow–up sessions!
She stopped in front of me,, extending it. Here you go.”
I looked around as if someone amild be watching me before receiving it from her..
“It took you so long,, mulam, I said with a forced smile, but my eyes searched hers..
She tilted her head slightly, her lips curving into a polite smile. “This is fromitemyears ago, Miss… She trailed afff, waiting.
“Kasmine, I supplied.
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She nodded, already dismissing me as she returned to her desk, fingers flying over the keyboard.
I exhaled, moving to a seat in the corner, where I could keep an eye on the room.
I flipped open the file, my fingers running over the thin stack of papers.
Something about this felt off.
And I had a feeling I wasn’t ready to find out why.
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