Chapter 164 Sterile

• CHAPTER 164: Sterile
• TEN MONTHS AGO—ITALY
• The walls of the hospital were quiet, almost too quiet. The sterile scent of antiseptic hung in the air like a warning. Benicio sat in the waiting area outside the physician's office, his jaw tight, his leg bouncing in uncharacteristic nervousness. He had just completed his annual health check-up, a routine he never skipped, especially now that he had to travel out of the country to be with Sarah and the children until whenever the partnership was over. He was days away from flying out to join them over there. His most urgent duties and engagements were already sorted. All he had to do was round up on his annual health check and he would be set to leave. Everything was finally aligning. Soon he would be with them.