It was not an illusion

The woman headed straight for Simon, who was leaving Robert's room, engrossed in his mobile phone, not paying attention to where he was going as he walked down the solitary hallway. She bumped into his shoulder and threw herself to the ground, staging a dramatic scene.

She didn't like him, even though it was the first time she had seen him in person. He had the look of a politician, and Bethany hated politicians, as her father was one of them, all so deceitful and sadistic.

Simon's mobile phone fell, and he rushed to help the woman lying on the floor.

"Sorry!" he apologized in surprise, not realizing there was someone walking towards him, even with the muted sound of the petite woman's heels, which brought her to a reasonable height. "I'm sorry, I didn't see you. Are you hurt?" She clung to his shoulders, feigning pain in a knee, and Simon led her to sit down and examined her leg, noticing that the knee was indeed a bit red. "Thankfully we're in a hospital. Do you need me to call a nu