Chapter 264: The Man Without Micah
Darcy stepped out of the hospital room, his brow furrowing. The door closed softly behind him, muting the distant voices inside. He exhaled and looked down the hallway.
Clyde. He needed to talk to Clyde, without Micah finding out. Darcy’s steps quickened as he retraced the direction Clyde had taken earlier. His footsteps echoed lightly against the polished floor. The hospital’s sterile white walls and muted lighting did nothing to calm his growing sense of unease. He felt something didn’t add up.
Clyde was connected to La Riviere Pharmaceutical, the place Micah had taken him last Wednesday, saying a friend helped him secure an appointment.
Now, Darcy knew that it was probably Clyde’s doing. And with what the man said in the car, it seemed he had a high position in that company.
He wasn’t just seeking Clyde for his mother’s treatment, but because of Micah’s strange interest in it.
Darcy frowned. He thought about Micah, how oddly invested he was in treatments for Multiple sclerosis. Not just interested, but knowledgeable. Too knowledgeable. He could rattle off symptoms, dosages, and treatment plans... almost like someone who had seen a patient up close go through it.
Even Nora was not that familiar with their mother’s treatment.
Was there someone with the same disease in his family? He never asked Micah. He feared it was a sensitive topic. Afraid it would be prying, that Micah would shut down or push him away.
But Clyde might talk. At least he would know the reason. Right?
He turned a corner, and then another, and came to a stop, realising he had gotten lost. A quiet groan skipped from his lips as he looked around. He was sure Clyde had gone to the higher-ups’ office in the hospital. No one could provide him with the progress of clinical trials except the directors.
Finally, after several wrong turns, he spotted a sign for the Director’s office and crept closer. His footsteps slowed to near silence as he rounded the corner. Then he stopped short.
There, standing just beyond the door, was Clyde.