The door handle of the room was turned from the outside, making a crisp "click" in the quiet night.

At the sound, both Ethan and Vivian on the bed opened their eyes simultaneously!

But neither of them moved. After all, one was a "vegetative state" patient, the other a "simpleton"; theoretically, neither should have had such a sharp reaction.

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Tyler successfully entered the bedroom.

He hadn't been back in the country for more than a year, and his previous ...