Thinking about Ellar’s drunken state, Patricia couldn’t shake off a feeling of sadness. Yet, she knew there was nothing she could do but endure.

“Captain, there’s some movement,” Glenn alerted her. Patricia, lost in thought, didn’t respond at first.

“Captain?” Glenn raised his voice.

“What is it?” Patricia snapped back to reality.

“There’s some activity outside,” he pointed out.

Patricia stood up, her demeanor turning cooler. “I’ll check it out.”

She opened the hospital room door and saw only a nurse passing by with a cart.

Relieved, she closed the door and returned, muttering, “False alarm.”

Sitting back down, Patricia bit her lip, annoyed at herself for getting distracted.

She tried to force herself to stop thinking about Ellar, but the more she tried, the clearer his image became in her mind.

a break,” Patricia said, feeling increasingly restless. She got up and

team members hidden around,

‘We can’t afford any mistakes. We have to catch whoever comes after us.’ Meanwhile,

Max entered and reported, “Mr. Johnston, it’s quiet at the hospital. Do you think they’ll make

Patricia handle it. She knows

“As for the lawyers,

he disclose

Jared’s eyes narrowed slightly, pondering what Damien could possibly offer. It was just like Damien to try and strike a deal, but what could he offer now that

puzzled too. “That’s what it seems, but we haven’t figured out his

been caught. Escape is impossible. What could he possibly do to get out of this? The evidence against him is

close eye on them; they might make a move,” Jared said

were so invested, they wouldn’t give

“Understood,” Max responded respectfully.

those people would act, though their exact intentions were still unknown. As soon as they

The night had deepened.

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