Chapter 5 At the hospital , Edwin suddenly felt a wave of anxiety for no reason . His hand trembled as he poured a glass of water , and the glass slipped , shattering all over the floor . " What's wrong ? Are you burned ? " Kelsey hurried over and checked his hand with concern . " I'm fine . My hand just shook … I don't know why , but I have a bad feeling . I'm worried about Stephanie . I need to go home and check on her . " My face appeared clearly in Edwin's mind . He called me several times , but all his calls went unanswered . " Can you please not go ? I'm all alone in the hospital . I'm scared … " Kelsey grabbed his hand , trying to stop him from leaving . My father and Denton had just left the hospital not long ago . Edwin hesitated . " Alright . I'll stay with you a little longer . " Every minute after that felt like torture . He was visibly restless , distracted , and clearly on edge . Seeing him like that , Kelsey sent me several more text messages , full of insults . But I never saw any of them . With no reply from me , Kelsey felt her efforts to provoke me were pointless . She was furious but had nowhere to vent it . It wasn't until my plane landed safely in Northendria at that my father and Denton returned to the hospital room . Edwin didn't say a word to them . He rushed straight back home . As he stood outside the castle gates , his chest suddenly tightened , and he felt as if needles were stabbing at his heart . The pain made him drop to the ground , unable to get up for a long time . He walked into the bedroom and saw the empty bed . Then he opened the closet and saw that all of my clothes and belongings were gone . That was when Edwin turned pale . " Esmond ! Where's Esmond ?! " He yelled for the butler like a madman , demanding to know where I'd gone . He had a terrible guess in his heart , but he didn't want to believe it . " This morning, Mrs. Carlson said she was going to the hospital to see you . She never came back after that , " Esmond Hudson answered cautiously .