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.

feeling increasingly

corridor, seeing other team members hidden around, helped Patricia

have a mission,’ she reminded herself. ‘We can’t afford any mistakes. We have to catch whoever comes after us.’ Meanwhile, Max arrived at Jared’s office

response from inside, Max entered and reported, “Mr. Johnston, it’s quiet at the hospital.

Patricia handle it. She knows what to do,”

Max agreed, then added, “As for the lawyers, it’s almost

he disclose

slightly, pondering what Damien could possibly offer. It was just like Damien to try and strike a

it seems, but we haven’t figured out his

possibly do to get out

on them; they might make a move,”

invested, they

“Understood,” Max responded respectfully.

still unknown. As soon

The night had deepened.

had returned home and were

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