It was already late into the night at MMG, and yet, Adrian had once again ended up staying late.He didn't notice how late it had gotten, not until the words on the incident report he was reading had began to blur and his eyes began to burn to the point of bringing out tears.His tie hung loosely around his neck, and his sleeves were rolled past his elbows. The collars of his shirt had already creased due to the hours of tension he had forcefully refused to acknowledge.He stood by the glass wall overlooking surgical record archives, flipping through countless logs that no longer surprised him. After all, he had been going through all of them through our the week.While there hasn't been any incident since the patient that was tempered with, he refused to slack off. This time he actually wanted to be well prepared for the next attack, or at least find the Ghost Surgeon before they could strike.He could leave MMG whenever he wanted, it was just that his gut feeling kept on reminding

Vivian had already stopped pretending that she needed sleep sometime before dawn.Her monitors shone a bright blue light that reflected off her glasses and also brightened the already dark cyber lab.The air felt stale and heavy with recycled oxygen.Seraphina's file sat open on the main monitor.It was perfect. So perfect that it seemed to make Vivian's teeth ache.No matter how many times she looked at it, she couldn't fathom how someone could have such a clean file.She had already tried verifying the things that were most obvious such as her residency placements.After verifying everything she needed too, everything finally began to align. It all began to make sense now.She exhaled slowly and leaned back on her chair.She stopped wondering who Seraphina was. She knew she couldn't get an answer though the files.Instead a more dangerous question had taken its place in her mind. 'Who built her?'Whoever did, was really powerful. What did that mean for MMG. That another large force

Lily had gotten tired of Seraphina at this point. She felt it was finally time she confronted her, but she didn't do it immediately.Instead she watched her carefully.It started subtly. Lily watched and noticed how Seraphina had begun to move through MMG as if the hospital's rhythm had already adjusted to her.Conversations always seemed to bend towards her direction whenever she was present.Staff seemed to straighten up before she even spoke and nurses seemed to anticipate her needs before she even spoke about them.No one needed to tell her anything, because Lily could already feel it. Seraphina was slowly gaining authority.Lily then began observing her through the periphery of meetings she once used to oversee. She saw as residents seemed Seraphina's approval concerning some things with the same eagerness they once showed her.She kept on hearing her name, and whenever she heard it— it was spoken with admiration and respect.It was clear the Seraphina wasn't trying to hide anymo

Eric's voice still rang in Adrian's ear even after he had left."It seems her access codes were restricted," he said. "And it wasn't from IT."He hadn't given a pepky at that time.He didnt sit down, or ask for clarification.He simply just turned around and grabbed his coat, before leaving his office.As he walked through the corridor, it felt more narrower than usual, like the walls were closing in on him as he moved through the administrative wing.Staff instinctively stepped aside, giving him enough space to walk after seeing his cold face.Someone even tried calling his name, but he doesn't hear it. Another person tries again, but he still doesn't slow down.This was something he wouldn't just delegate.If Lily's access had actually been touched, and without his permission as well— then it meant the problem was personal.He found Seraphina in a surgical prep corridor on the third floor, standing below a harsh florescent light that seemed to highlight all her features. Her attenti

Adrian was still standing by the window around the time when it happened.The security feeds still glowed silently across the far end of the wall. It covered corridors, stairwells and the surgical wings, continuously moving in a loop.His eyes didn't stay on just a single screen, instead to the kept on drifting between the screens then circling back to a particular frame.It was Seraphina, walking through one of the corridors with a calm and composed stride.Something about her presence kept causing an itching feeling at the back of his mind. It was an irritation he couldn't fully explain.He wasn't suspicious yet. But he just seemed to feel a certain pressure. Because if Seraphina really was against them, then they had allowed her to get too close.Before his thoughts could continue processing, the door slammed opened.Adrian turned sharply, quick enough to see Vivian walking in with hurried footsteps.She didn't greet him like she usually did, and that usual playful appearance was c