Chapter 31: Unwanted visitor
"I can't? What do you mean I can't?" Calin's voice cut through the air, sharp with arrogance and thinly veiled irritation.
She stood before the reception leading to the hospital's VIP floor, heels clicking impatiently against the tile. The two security guards stationed there didn't budge.
This wasn't how it went the last time she visited.
"I'm sorry, miss," one of the person in charge said politely but firmly. "If the patient or their immediate family declines a visitor, we cannot grant access unless there's a valid medical or legal reason."
Calin's fingers curled tightly around the bouquet in her hand—elegant roses wrapped in silver foil. She forced a smile, masking the surge of anger rising in her throat.
For as long as she could remember, he had never even been admitted to a hospital.
Was he... seriously injured?
Her grip on the bouquet tightened until a thorn pricked her palm. Ignoring the sting, she pulled out her phone and made a call.
"It's me. Come down," she said curtly, like a queen summoning her subject.
Moments later, a woman in a white coat appeared from the corridor. Her dark hair was pulled back into a no-nonsense ponytail, and her steps were hesitant as she spotted Calin.
Calin's demeanor instantly transformed. A warm, practiced smile bloomed on her face as she strode forward and latched onto the woman's arm.