The Invisible Daughter (Yunice Saunders) novel Chapter 392

Chapter 392 A Name That Burns

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Owen stood frozen. To the doctor, Yunice’s words might have sounded like praise–but to Owen, they dripped with sarcasm.

Because it was Yunice who had the presence of mind to act. Owen, the hospital director, had only thought of escape.

As morality clashed with selfishness, Owen said nothing more.

The hazmat–suited doctor entered the room and began spraying disinfectant. A registrar followed, preparing to assign each of them to a quarantine zone based on their level of exposure.

Elsie clung to Owen’s arm, sobbing. “Owen, I don’t want to be locked up in here! I don’t want to die. That guy died in three days! I just got out of the hospital, I’m still recovering, my immune system’s shot. If I’m infected, I won’t survive long enough for them to come up with a treatment…”

“Owen, are we all going to die?”

Owen’s heart was pounding. His eyes flicked to the registrar’s pen. Once this list was complete, Elsie really wouldn’t be able to leave.

He even glanced toward the window. For a moment, he considered smashing it open and helping Elsie escape.

But the thought only lasted a second before he gave up on it.

There was no escape. The building was crawling with people. There was no way out.

And if they tried to flee now and got caught, it would become a criminal case.

Owen pressed a hand to his forehead. He had no choice but to accept it. This time, he’d let Elsie down.

“Is there a Yunice here?” The radio at the doctor’s waist crackled to life.

All three of them looked up.

Why were they asking for Yunice?

Elsie clenched her fists, her eyes darting.

Out of the three of them, she was the most desperate to leave. Any opportunity, no matter how slim, was one she had to

seize.

She had tried to contact Paul earlier, hoping he could get her out, but hadn’t reached him.

But Yunice had contacted Wyatt. And Wyatt had power. Maybe he was trying to open a back door for her.

The doctor spoke into the radio briefly, then looked at the two women. “Which one of you is Yunice?”

Yunice opened her mouth to respond, but Elsie suddenly jumped in. “Hello, sir. I’m Yunice. May I ask what this is about?”

Owen looked up at her. He didn’t quite understand why she was doing this, but according to hospital records, Elsie was Yunice.

So technically, it wasn’t wrong for her to stand up.

Yunice, however, shot her a calm glance and said evenly, “I’m Yunice.”

“…” The doctor stared at them, speechless. How could there be two Yunices in the same room?

He turned to the only one in the room with official authority. “You’re the hospital director, right? Which of them is Yunice?”

Owen’s confused gaze bounced between the two women. In a way… they were both Yunice.

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