Chapter 1009

Evadne had no idea that the night she fought tooth and nail with Avery in bed was already three days ago.

After sleeping for three days and nights, she finally awoke, weak and disoriented, on her hospital bed.

"Evadne's awake. Evadne's awake!"

Debby Ashbourne, who hadn't changed clothes or slept in three days, cried out with relief. The family, who had been waiting anxiously outside, rushed in, surrounding their youngest sibling with worried faces.

Evadne's dull, tired eyes struggled to focus as her lips, dry as an autumn leaf, parted to recognize those familiar faces.

"Thank goodness... she remembers us!" Debby exclaimed, gripping her sister's cold hand tightly, tears of joy streaming down her cheeks.

Even though Darcy had hired the best medical experts to examine Evadne thoroughly, the doctors had warned them that the prolonged coma might have caused irreversible brain damage.

But now, with her finally awake, the tension that had gripped everyone eased up a little.

"Evadne, I'm so sorry."

knee beside her bed, his eyes glistening with tears as he looked at his sister. "I couldn't protect you from

against his cheek. "Go on, hit me, hit me as hard

lashes fluttering as she tried to move her fingers

family exchanged glances, their expressions shifting from uncertainty to relief and

The staff said a man had brought her in

get the hospital's surveillance footage, only to find it had been erased.

person who had left her there could only have been

But why?

through great lengths to take Evadne away from Redwood Island, presumably to

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nightmare. Why would heet

risk everything by bringing

a puzzle wrapped

matters most," Aaron said gently, stroking her forehead. "Don't worry about anything else right now. Getting

Evadne was never one to let things go so easily.

"Did they catch Avery?"

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