The Wrong Woman

Phoebe persisted, her tone urgent as she spoke, "Mila, there's an update from General Morrison. He's reached out personally. You need to wake up right away."

Slowly, Mila opened her eyes, blinking wearily. Upon spotting Cole in front of her, she shut them again, muttering to herself, "It's Cole, not Nate."

Taking a deep breath, Cole nervously relayed, "Mrs. Morrison, General Morrison sent me a message. He's in danger and is counting on us to rescue him."

Mila opened her eyes once more, reaching out to grasp Phoebe's hand. Despite her weakened state, she attempted to sit up. "Phoebe, could you give me a hand?" she murmured.

Phoebe's excitement surged as she promptly offered her support, assisting Mila in sitting up.

Mila stretched her hand toward Cole, questioning, "Where's Nate's message?"

Cole rushed to grab his phone, accessing the messages programmed by the coder, then promptly passed it to Mila.

Mila stared at Nathan's number, then shifted her gaze to the message he had sent. Tears welled up in her eyes, her fingers trembling slightly.

place. Please, find a way to rescue me. Don't let

deep breath, composing himself before saying, "Mrs. Morrison, General Morrison is alive. He's just being held captive. Given his predicament, maybe it's best not to cause

streaming down her face as she clutched the phone

room. It felt cathartic, finally releasing all the pent-up pain that she had been carrying within for so long. Mila continued to sob uncontrollably, each cry accompanied by gasps for air, her anguish becoming

in. He administered a sedative to help ease Mila's emotions. Slowly,

present was left speechless, unable to comprehend the reason behind her intense

didn't succumb to sleep as expected. Instead,

back to Cole and remarked, "Your acting skills are rather amateurish. This message you received clearly wasn't from Nate. His phone

and Cole found themselves pleasantly surprised by Mila's composed and clear-headed

hope for

Mila awakened only

fake, why were you so upset just now? I was worried you might cry

Mila's eyes as she replied, "I miss him terribly. Even though I know it's not real, I still feel

it might be best for you to stay awake. Think about General Morrison. There's a good chance