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.

increasingly restless. She got up and

seeing other team members hidden around, helped Patricia regain her

have to catch whoever comes after us.’ Meanwhile, Max arrived

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

handle it. She knows what to do,”

for the lawyers, it’s almost

he disclose

It was just like Damien

what it seems, but

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

them; they might make

were so invested,

“Understood,” Max responded respectfully.

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

The night had deepened.

returned home

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