Elizabeth was relaxing at home, doing her skincare routine, when she heard Declan downstairs losing it. “This Alexander dude is too much! He held up Kyle’s stuff in the middle of the night!”

She opened her door and leaned over the railing, watching Declan go off. “What’s Kyle’s stuff got to do with you?” she asked.

Declan looked up, fuming. “No big deal, but we’re teaming up with Kyle soon. If the Brooks Group has problems, the Percy Group will be affected too! What’s up with Alexander? He usually stays away from customs stuff.”

Elizabeth bit her lip, leaning on the railing, deep in thought.

“And here’s the kicker,” Declan glanced up at her. “He managed to anger Louis. Now Louis won’t collaborate with us and even warned us to steer clear.”

Elizabeth’s eyes narrowed. “Dad, Louis isn’t a good guy.”

“Who’s good in business? You haven’t even met Louis, so how do you know?” Declan snorted, his anger starting to fade. He sighed, plopped onto the couch, and took a sip of tea.

Maybe Alexander’s got his reasons, Declan thought.

“When Kyle showed up, he immediately clashed with Alexander. Is this guy really someone we wanna work with?” Elizabeth asked.

Declan frowned at her.

Elizabeth stayed calm. “Dad, I saw Alexander while playing tennis. He said we should steer clear of Kyle.”

Declan looked confused. “Are they tight?”

“Not sure,” Elizabeth shrugged. “But Alexander seemed dead serious.”

“Kyle’s intentions are sketchy. I haven’t heard much about him before,” Declan frowned, looking more serious. He figured he should be careful about this Kyle guy.

“Okay, got it. Thanks,” Declan waved her off, signaling her to go chill.

Elizabeth smiled and reminded him, “Dad, if there’s anything that might stress Mom out, just tell me. I’ll help you out.”

“You!” He was just glad she wasn’t adding to his worries.

Elizabeth chuckled and headed back to her room.

The next day at work, there was a huge bouquet of roses in the office. Elizabeth tucked her pen in her chest pocket and looked around. “Who’s the lucky one?” she asked Sunny, sniffing the flowers.

Sunny popped out from the nurse’s station, “They’re for Dr. Dixon!”

“Is Dr. Dixon seeing someone?” Elizabeth joked, just as Laura walked over.

“Stop it. It’s not a romance. It’s from a classmate!” Laura said, then turned to Elizabeth. “Hey, I’ve got dinner plans tonight. Can we switch night shifts?”

Elizabeth squinted, thinking, Dinner plans? Must be with a classmate! “No problem!” she gave an OK sign.

Laura laughed. “Thanks.”

As Elizabeth turned around, she spotted Nolan. What’s he doing here again? she thought.

“Ms. Percy,” Nolan nodded.

Elizabeth nodded back, thinking, Is he here to see a patient? Gabriel’s already dead.

“Ms. Percy, can you take me to Gabriel’s room?” Nolan asked.

Elizabeth was puzzled but nodded. She looked at Nolan and asked, “Gabriel was the mastermind behind Alexander’s kidnapping, right?”

“Ms. Percy knows?” Nolan smiled.

“Of course I know,” Elizabeth laughed awkwardly. How could I not know who stabbed me? I just didn’t see the face clearly, she thought.

After a pause, she added, “Everyone in Lisbun knows Alexander was kidnapped.”