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Chapter 172 - Stop Right There!

They were halfway down the hallway, slipping toward the nearby waiting area, when a man in a white coat brushed past them. He was short, dark-haired, with firm steps and eyes hidden behind thick-rimmed glasses and a surgical mask. He didn't even glance their way as he entered Room 203.

Elizabeth slowed down. Something about the man's energy seemed... off. But before she could voice her thoughts, another doctor rounded the corner from the opposite direction.

"Elizabeth?" the new arrival called out, surprise in her voice.

Elizabeth turned sharply and then her eyes softened. "Dr. Noreen?" she said, both shocked and relieved. "You work here?"

Noreen smiled as they embraced briefly. "Yes! I was transferred recently. Just started a week ago. I didn't know you were in town let alone in the hospital I work. What are you doing here?"

"I came to see someone," Elizabeth replied quickly, trying to keep her tone casual. "You were transferred to Zeden General? Since when?"

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