Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard) novel Chapter 163

Chapter 163 He’s in the Country 

I went back to the motel. The more I thought about what happened today, the fishier it smelled. 

Assuming that Danika was looking for a patient with a terminal illness, did that mean she had to know who I was? Was it possible that she orchestrated the entire thing from the very beginning? 

If Dad’s accident was the first of her plans, then did it give her inspiration? Was that why she always chose the patients with terminal illnesses to give their lives up for her? 

What was more, the janitor from earlier today was acting too strangely. It seemed like he had been avoiding me the whole time. 

However, he carefully removed a plastic card that was stuck onto the surface of my clothes. Then, he patted my clothes and straightened them. It might’ve been an unassuming gesture, but who would do something like this if they weren’t close to the person? 

Then, I thought of his burnt hand. Also, his wife’s family’s name was Rivas. All of a sudden, it made sense to me. Rivaella got her name because Randall’s wife was a Rivas. 

Rivaella’s dad loved her mom so much that he gave her a name that sounded similar to her family name. I recalled this was how Rivaella explained her name to me. 

Was it possible that I met Randall? 

At the thought of it, I could barely hold myself back from going to the hospital and questioning him. If he had always been in the country, why did he look for me? Why did he stay in Melgrove the whole time? What on earth was he doing? 

Numerous questions flooded my mind. I was going to go out of my mind if I couldn’t find the truth. 

I had just opened the door when Leonard returned, looking somewhat exhausted. “Where are you going? Hadn’t you been to the hospital today?” 

I hurriedly told him about the fact that I might’ve met Randall that day. He looked at me questioningly, “Are you sure? Hospitals scrutinize the people they hire. They’d definitely check on their backgrounds.” 

“You say that, but don’t some folks sell their identities? Furthermore, do you think the hospital would scrutinize a janitor the same way they would a medical doctor?” 

I had always thought that we couldn’t find Randall because he had been hiding in plain sight. If he had always been in the country, and he was right around them, then that would prove me right. 

Randall could monitor their every movement. If they do anything bad to Rivaella, then he 

in the Country. 

could give the evidence to the police. 

“This won’t do. I have to go to the hospital again. What if he runs away?” I was getting closer to the truth. I just couldn’t wait around anymore 

However, Leonard stopped me. “You said so yourself that Danika and Randall knew who you were. It’s not a good move for you to go. It’s easy to alert them if you keep showing up at the hospital. I’ll send someone else to do it.” 

I ran it over my head and found out that I was indeed acting rashly. Then, I immediately took a 

seat. 

Unfortunately, I received bad news the next day. The janitor took leave. 

“He told the hospital that something happened in his hometown and that he needed to take four days off: He had never taken an off day before. So, they agreed to it. 

“This is his information and social security number. My guy verified it, and there’s nothing wrong with it.” I looked at the unfamiliar face in the picture and shook my head. The janitor wasn’t Randall. 

When Alisa arrived at the hotel, both of us were plain out of ideas. We thought we had found a clue, but it ended up being nothing again. 

“What’s the matter? Do you miss me because you haven’t seen me for a while? How about you move back to the house?” Alisa laughed loudly. Then, she told us the reason she came here. 

‘Rivaella said she wanted to go to an arcade. So, I took her there. She told me that she received a parcel at the beginning of the year, and it contained her old clothes. She thought her dad mailed them to her.” 

“I’m also skeptical about Randall’s death. Perhaps he’s still in the country.” I swapped glances with Leonard, but neither of us said anything. 

If Randall was still in the country, then he was most likely the janitor.