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.

Patricia said, feeling increasingly restless. She got up and

the corridor, seeing other team members hidden

have to catch whoever comes after us.’

hearing a response from inside, Max entered and reported, “Mr. Johnston, it’s quiet at the hospital. Do you think they’ll make a move

knows

lawyers, it’s almost certain that Damien

would he

could possibly offer. It was just like Damien

puzzled too. “That’s what it seems, but we

been caught. Escape is impossible. What could he possibly do to get

they might make a move,” Jared

they were so invested, they wouldn’t

“Understood,” Max responded respectfully.

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

The night had deepened.

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