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    eliminate Psychephrenia while minimizing harmful side effects. With this unwavering resolve, she pushed open the door and stepped out of theboratory.

    Two in the morning had settled over Regal Grove, wrapping the estate in profound silence.

    Elliana descended the stairs. The living room stretched before her, empty and still, and hunger gnawed at her stomach, driving her toward the kitchen to prepare a quick meal.

    But the moment she crossed the kitchen threshold, an inexplicable wave of dread crashed over her. She had experienced this sensation once before, in Podgend, when Cole had been ambushed by the Phantom Mercenaries. At that time, she had remained unaware of his peril, yet restlessness had consumed her without exnation.

    Now, with this sudden surge of anxiety, her thoughts immediately turned to Cole. Had something terrible befallen him again? With that chilling thought, she immediately retrieved her phone and dialed Cole’s number.

    The phone connected instantly. The lightning-fast response indicated that Cole remained wide awake. Being conscious at two in the morning likely signaled trouble, and Elliana’s heart constricted with fear. “Hello?” Cole’s voice drifted through the speaker.

    Though his tone carried gentleness, Elliana detected underlying strain. “Cole, are you experiencing any difort?”

    Cole released a soft chuckle. “Elliana, calling me in the dead of night to inquire about my wellbeing—did you dream about me, or have I been upying your thoughts?”

    “I haven’t slept tonight, so dreaming about you was impossible,” Elliana responded.

    “Ah, of course, you’ve been tirelessly developing a specialized medicine to treat my Psychephrenia.” Cole’s voice sparkled with amusement. “Since you didn’t dream, I must have been haunting your thoughts.”

    Elliana spoke with brutal honesty. “Cole, stop masquerading behind false cheerfulness. Tell me the truth—what’s actually happening with you?”

    Cole suddenlypsed into silence, refusing to speak for an extended period.

    “Why have you gone quiet?” Elliana’s worry intensified with his prolonged silence. “Cole, I’m warning you, my intuition regarding you is remarkably precise. Don’t attempt to conceal anything from me! Back when you were ambushed by the Phantom Mercenaries in Podgend, I’d sensed the danger, which is why I had… ”

    someone investigate your location and managed to reach Riverbend in time to rescue you.”

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    Hearing these revtions, Cole’s heart overflowed with overwhelming sweetness. He only knew she’d saved him from the Phantom Mercenaries but remained ignorant of why she had suddenly rushed to Riverbend. It turned out they shared an intuitive connection. Was it because she loved him so profoundly that this bond existed?

    “How did you perceive it?” Cole asked, his voice rough with emotion.

    Elliana spoke withplete honesty. “Whenever something devastating happens to you, I experience an inexplicable anxiety and can’t resist worrying about you. I just experienced that sensation, so I concluded you must be facing trouble.”

    Cole chuckled once more. “Elliana, confess the truth. You’ve fallen hopelessly in love with me! Even though we’re divorced, you still love me, don’t you?”

    Elliana felt embarrassment creep up her neck from hisughter but admitted with startling candor. “Yes, I admit I’ve fallen deeply and irrevocably in love with you! So I despise it when you hide things from me. If you’re in trouble and don’t tell me, I’ll be absolutely livid!”

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