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    Upon hearing this, Ruben and Jarrett both smiled with relief.

    Ruben said, “Now that Cole’s made it through, let Myles and the others keep watch. You need to rest too, Elliana. You haven’t left Cole’s side for three days straight, and you’re more worn out than any of us.”

    Jarrett nodded in agreement. “He’s right. Get some sleep, Elliana.”

    A gentle smile spread across Elliana’s face as she shook her head.

    “I’m fine. I’ll just doze right here. Cole could wake up at any moment, and I promised I’d be the first face he sees. I have to keep my word.”

    But at that moment, Elliana’s phone started to ring. ncing at the screen, she saw Dobbs’s name appear. Their interactions had always been brief, but from theirst call, she sensed he was a cautious man who would never call without good reason.

    An uneasy feeling settled over Elliana, and she hurried out of the room to take the call. Once she reached the next room and closed the door behind her, she answered. “Hello, Dobbs.”

    A frail voice greeted her from the other end. “Ms. Marsh, I don’t think I have much time left. Pleasee to the hospital right away. There are things I need to tell you in person.”

    Elliana’s expression shifted to rm. “Dobbs, what happened to you?” Just a couple of weeks earlier, during theirst conversation, Dobbs had seemed perfectly healthy. She couldn’t understand how things had gone so wrong so quickly.

    Dobbs gasped for air before forcing out his words. “A group of vicious men in ck stormed into my housest night, tearing the ce apart. When I stepped in to stop them, they beat me down.”

    He broke into a harsh fit of coughing, then continued, “Ms. Marsh, I don’t have much time left. You have to get to the hospital fast. And stay alert. They’re keeping watch just outside my ward.”

    Dobbs hurriedly gave her the exact address before the call was cut short.

    A wave of tension ran through Elliana. She had no time to waste. She needed to get to Dobbs right away. Dobbs had always been one of her mother’s most loyal aides, and to her, he was like family. She refused to let him die.

    With her decision made, Elliana hurried back to Cole’s room and addressed Ruben and Jarrett. “Ruben, Jarrett, something urgent hase up. I need to leave the ind right away.”

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    Ruben looked concerned. “Elliana, what’s going on? Do you need our help?”

    She shook her head firmly. “Ruben, I can manage this alone. Please stay here and look after Cole for me. If he wakes up and asks about me, let him know I’m sorry I had to leave.”

    Jarrett offered a reassuring smile. “If Cole remembers you when he wakes, he won’t hold it against you. Go take care of what you need to do, Elliana. Cole is in good hands with me.”

    Elliana thanked them both and quickly made her way off the ind.

    The ind itself was privately owned and located just off the coast near Ublento. Dobbs, however, had settled down in Blehstin.

    To keep anyone chasing Rita off his trail, Dobbs had chosen to live quietly in a simple neighborhood, passing himself off as just another local. Yet, despite all his precautions, he still ended up targeted and left in this state.

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