The hospital’s fluorescent lights felt like needles in Felix’s eyes as he walked the corridor back from the morgue. Dr. Vane stood by a window, his reflection ghostly against the night sky. Vane had already set the trap, publicly cornering Felix earlier that afternoon and accusing him of negligence or worse.
"Felix was the only one here last night," Vane had told the Director with practiced coldness. "If that body isn't found, our hospital's image is ruined. It’s on his head". This led to the crushing 24-hour deadline: find the body, or lose his career and face criminal charges.
Felix approached him now, not with anger, but with the cold weight of the truth. "You’ve lived in fear for twenty years, Vane. I know you saw Julian flee that fire with a lighter in his hand. Don't let him win again".
Vane’s composure finally shattered. The mask of the jealous rival fell away to reveal a man haunted by silence. "I wasn't jealous of you, Felix," Vane admitted, his voice trembling. "I took your name to the Director because I knew you were the only one brave enough to find her. You are exactly like Elena—hardworking, polite, and brilliant. She was my dearest friend, and I’ve waited twenty years for someone like you to arrive".
Moved by Felix's integrity—the same fire that had once defined Elena—Vane agreed to help. He picked up the phone, his hands steady for the first time in decades. He called Julian, playing perfectly on the billionaire's arrogance.
"Mr. Sterling, there is a problem," Vane said into the receiver. "Someone found the records in the Old Wing. Meet me in Ward 13 in thirty minutes, or the 'Kindest Man in the City' becomes a murderer on the front page".
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