Comeback Of The Adored Heiress

Chapter 1317

Chapter 1317:

At the military hospital, Madisyn and Andrew arrived breathless from their hasty journey.

The moment they entered Denby’s ward, they found Elton standing sentinel by the bedside, his posture deceptively casual.

“Lieutenant General Avila? You’re here too?” Madisyn’s greeting held a note of surprise.

Elton nodded and proceeded to explain Denby’s situation, his words flowing with practiced precision.

“I took a day off today to visit a friend at the hospital. While passing through Zenis Road, I discovered several individuals acting suspiciously around Commander Thatcher. Though I managed to apprehend them, I regret I wasn’t quick enough to prevent harm to Commander Thatcher.” A shadow of guilt darkened his features as he spoke, his voice heavy with apparent remorse.

“If I hadn’t taken today off—if I’d been by his side as usual, none of this would have happened.”

gaze traced Elton’s features as he delivered his

explanation nagged at her instincts—not

wondering if her fears were getting the better

hadn’t uttered a word since entering the ward. He followed Madisyn’s lead to Denby’s bedside, his footsteps echoing softly

a doctor entered, his eyes moving between Madisyn and Andrew with

must be Commander Thatcher’s

voice tight with

The doctor’s grim

stable at first glance,” he began carefully, “but our examination revealed something troubling. A bullet had been removed from his brain, and the

injury to bleed. The prognosis is uncertain.

line. She hadn’t imagined Denby’s condition

of both the

to those people alone when they stopped the