Patricia agreed, stepping back. ’You should get some rest too.”

Charlie hesitated before asking with concern, “Your injury seem serious.”

“It’s nothing,” Patricia downplayed, avoiding Charlie’s gaze as she turned to leave.

“Will the captain be alright?” Seth asked Charlie, worried.

“Let’s give her some room,” Charlie said, getting up slowly, his eyes showing his worry. He could tell the cut on Patricia’s face was worse than she was letting on. Even with years of training under her belt, he understood that a scar on her face could still be a big deal to her.

‘Will she get through this?’ he wondered, deeply concerned for Patricia. ‘I should have asked her to leave this dangerous life a long time ago.’ Charlie sighed, thinking it might be time to discuss this with Max, and hoped Jared and Nicole would agree.

Meanwhile, Patricia returned to her apartment.

The moment she closed her door, all her pretenses collapsed. She didn’t bother turning on the lights, just sat on the couch in the dark, feeling completely drained.

sat there silently until

Knock, knock, knock.

was at her door. After a moment, Patricia slowly

up to open

was shocked to see Nicole. “Ms. Riddle, why

did you think was coming?” Nicole

from just one look that

heard about what happened, so I came to check on

Lulu followed, saying, “Don’t stress. We’ll find a solution

there’s a fix for this. It’s okay, though.

doctor say?” Lulu asked, her brow furrowing.

some tea for you guys,” Patricia said, quickly changing the

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