Chapter 1038:

The second nurse turned and shut the door behind them with a soft click. Her expression was sharp.

“Miss Hinks warned you not to wander off,” she said coldly. “If you’re so eager to die, go ahead. But if you drag Miss Hinks down with you, we’ll make sure you regret it.”

“I get it,” the first nurse replied flatly. She peeled off her mask and cap, letting them fall carelessly to the floor. Then, she sat down on the sofa and lit a cigarette, her movements smooth and practiced.

Had Carrie stayed just a moment longer, she would have recognized her instantly. This wasn’t a middle-aged nurse at all. It was Lise—escaped from prison.

Inside the Rolls-Royce parked outside the hospital, Daxton sat in the back seat, legs crossed, a cigar resting between his fingers. His eyes, narrowed and unreadable, stared straight ahead.

Next to him, a man in a sleek black suit leaned in respectfully. “It looks like Alethea’s using Lise as a pawn to get rid of Carrie. Should we deal with Lise now or send her back to prison?”

answer right away. He took a slow drag from the cigar, exhaled a

clearly caught off

he asked more cautiously, “Then… should I assign someone to watch over Ms. Campbell? To

Just keep me informed if anything happens. I only care that

words silently, slowly processing what Daxton meant: as long as Carrie didn’t end up dead or permanently injured, anything else—even a

entirely true. He did have emotions—and Carrie was the one person tied to his heart. For her, he’d once been

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confusion. He never imagined Daxton could be so callous—even

faint, nearly invisible smile played

chill ran through the man’s spine. He quickly

“I do love Carrie. More than my own life. But she’s never been willing to

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