Nash realized that only one person had the potential to help. He looked at the increasingly frail Nina, knowing he could not afford to wait any longer.

"Stay here and keep an eye on her. I'm going to check something," Nash told Caleb before heading back to the apartment.

Caleb, unsure of where Nash was heading, simply replied, "Okay."

Nash knew that the kidnapping had left Nina harmed. Someone who could detect the poison so quickly and provide an antidote had to be extraordinary. He could not overlook any potential help. Nash arrived at the apartment and looked at the door next to Nina's. It was closed, and he knocked urgently. Within a minute, the door opened.

Wilfred had been at home, seemingly expecting Nash. He showed no surprise and simply said, "Come in."

Nash noticed Wilfred's pale complexion and weak body. "Did you give Nina those beads?"

Wilfred poured a glass of water for Nash. "Those beads were originally hers."

Nash's deep eyes fixed on Wilfred as he asked calmly, "I haven't seen you among Nina's friends before."

Wilfred gave a slight smile. "I'm not exactly a friend. I prefer to stay in the shadows."

who could only exist in darkness and could not openly form friendships. Over the years, he

observed Wilfred's injuries, noting the cuts on his

you go to the

across the table. "No one understands my body better than

Nina was poisoned, and those beads are

Wilfred drank.

some water, his

absorbing the moisture like a dying camel in the desert. After several gulps, he set the glass down and stared at Nash with his lifeless brown eyes. "Yes, she

gravity of

how long I can

alive, Wilfred said in

touching his wrist "It could be that her life ends with my last drop

belongs to en.swwwg

find Nina had kept him alive all these years. His

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