"We found a large dose of alcohol in her system," the doctor said, voice clipped with clinical urgency.
"Was it intentional? Forced? Should we involve the police?" He asked everything at once, rapid-fire questions that made Sebastian massage his temple.
It had been only a short moment, ten minutes at most, when he left Cassie alone. A quick step away to answer Scarlet's call, and somehow everything spiraled while he walked out the door.
"No," he replied immediately. "Please don't involve the police. It's complicated, but it won't happen again."
The doctor studied him with narrowed eyes, searching for cracks in his explanation. "She's stable now, but we'll need to move her to another ward for at least twenty-four hours for monitoring."
Sebastian finally let his shoulders fa
