Mark left the ward soon after that. While he was waiting for the elevator, he ran into Leonard, who had just arrived on that floor.

He greeted Leonard and said, "I dropped by to visit Ms. Ford."

Leonard was skeptical but still smiled amiably. "That's very kind of you."

"I feel somehow responsible for Ms. Ford's current condition since I was the first to discover her location. If I had gotten to her aid sooner, she probably wouldn't have had to suffer such severe injuries."

After a brief