Chapter 3 - Sebastian’s Warning
By midnight, the doctors had stabilized Lorenzo.
He remained unconscious, but his vital signs were improving.
Sebastian refused to leave.
He stood beside the window, watching Beatrice.
“You knew.”
Beatrice folded a towel.
“Knew what?”
“That bag was dangerous.”
She didn't answer.
Sebastian approached.
“You're not stupid.”
“I never said I was.”
“You found something and hid it.”
Beatrice finally looked at him.
“Why are you so interested in what I found?”
His expression hardened.
“Because Lorenzo is my responsibility.”
“No.”
Beatrice shook her head.
“His death would be your responsibility.”
For a moment, neither moved.
Then Sebastian leaned closer.
“You have no idea what you're talking about.”
“I know enough.”
His voice dropped.
“You should be careful.”
Beatrice returned to the medical supplies.
“I've been careful for years.”
That answer unsettled him.
Sebastian walked away.
But before leaving, he looked back at her.
“People who interfere in Moretti family business don't usually get second chances.”
Beatrice watched the door close.
Only then did she allow herself to breathe.
She removed the punctured IV bag.
A label was attached to the bottom.
Not a hospital label.
A handwritten number.
B-14.
Beatrice stared at it.
She remembered seeing the same number on a locked cabinet in the estate's old medical wing.
She had never been allowed inside.
Now she knew where she needed to go.
But she also knew someone would be watching her.
And she was right.
From the hallway, Sebastian's shadow remained beneath the door.
May you like
He hadn't left.
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