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.

find a way to rescue me. Don't let Wanda know what's going on. Just tell her I'm

just being held captive. Given his

yearning overwhelmed her, tears streaming down her

shook with each sob as she sought comfort in Phoebe's embrace, her cries filling the 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

to help ease Mila's emotions. Slowly, her turbulent feelings

to comprehend

didn't succumb to sleep as expected. Instead, she remained surprisingly

bitter smile, she handed the phone back to Cole and remarked, "Your acting skills are rather amateurish. This message you received clearly wasn't from Nate. His phone should still be at the bottom of the river. How could he

pleasantly surprised

doctor had presumed that Nathan's alleged message would serve as a source of hope for Mila, potentially stirring within her determination

astonishment, Mila awakened only to realize that the message

nervously inquired, "Mila, if you knew the message was fake, why were you so upset just now? I was worried you might cry

"I miss him terribly. Even though I know it's not real,

Think about General Morrison.