Mia Grant's back went rigid. Facing away from the door, she couldn't see the person watching her from behind.
Silas Grant, however, unhurriedly raised his head. Not wearing his glasses, he instinctively squinted to study the obtrusive figure loitering in the doorway.
The person was staring straight at them, a gaze that felt like a branding iron searing a deep mark onto Mia Grant's slender back.
Silas Grant wrapped an arm around Mia Grant and patted her back gently, then turned to her and said, "Go inside and get me a jacket."
Mia Grant murmured an acknowledgment and slid off his lap. Without a backward glance, she walked straight into the break room.
Only after hearing the door click shut did Silas Grant sit up straight. He gestured with his eyes for the person at the door to enter.
Simon Adler stepped inside, his face devoid of expression, and sat in the empty chair across the desk.
The doctor, having finished changing the dressing, was led out by Eric.
