The Double or more Life of the Fake Heiress (Mirabella)

Conrad furrowed his brow, "Riverdale only has one main hospital. How could she possibly end up at the wrong one?"

Kitty and Austin exchanged puzzled looks.

"Since you called about the miracle doctor coming, I've been waiting right at the entrance. I swear, I haven't seen anyone fitting that description!" Kitty insisted. She had only been delayed briefly by her niece but kept a vigilant eye on the door. There was no way she could have missed the miracle doctor.

Just then, Jules and Aaron returned.

"No sign of anyone," Jules murmured as he stood beside Kitty.

Kitty shot Jules a glance before turning back to Conrad. "Mr. Keller, maybe try calling the miracle doctor again?"

Conrad's face darkened further. The earlier phone call with the miracle doctor had left him sour, especially since his follow-up attempts were flatly ignored.noveldrama

"In all my years with the association, I've never been brushed off like this," Conrad muttered, his patience wearing thin. "If I could get through on the phone, do you think I'd be here asking you what's going on?"

Seeing Conrad's frustration, Kitty felt a twinge of anxiety and quickly offered a nervous smile. "Honestly, we didn't see the miracle doctor."

She knew the doctor was tight with the head of the Pharmaceutical Association. She'd be trying to win them over, not get on their bad side.

Conrad was done with explanations. "Oh, by the way, she left a message for you all: 'You're not worthy."""

Even a fool could spot the tension in those words.

Kitty felt a strange familiarity with the phrase but couldn't quite place it. She opened her mouth to speak but was cut off by Conrad once more.

"This miracle doctor is a friend of our president. You've really managed to stir things up. As for Mr. Song's case, you'll need to find someone else," Conrad said, clearly upset, as he turned to leave.

Kitty and Austin hurried after him, "Mr. Keller, wait up..."

They trailed him to the parking lot, but Conrad ignored them, getting straight into his car.

Watching him drive off, Kitty pressed her temples, feeling utterly bewildered. How had they managed to offend Conrad without ever meeting the miracle doctor?

Kitty looked over at Austin with a rueful smile, "Looks like Mr. Keller's convinced we upset the miracle doctor."

"Mirabella, are you absolutely sure you didn't meet anyone? Or maybe... someone familiar?" Austin pondered over the cryptic message Conrad had passed along.

'You're not worthy.'

It had to be someone they knew to say something like that.

Kitty paused, then nodded, "I'm sure I didn't meet anyone..." She hesitated and then continued, "Except I did bump into my sister's daughter. But that's it."

"My sister's daughter?" Austin raised an eyebrow. "What was she doing at the hospital?"

Kitty shook her head. "I don't really know. We just exchanged a few words, and then she left."

It was odd, Kitty recalled, how the girl had left the hospital grounds instead of going inside.