Rebirth of Billionaire's Wife (Eveline)

Chapter 396 396: They brought her back

"She's waking up."

A faint voice reverberated through Sherlyn's foggy mind as her eyelids fluttered open. Slowly, the blurred shapes around her began to take form. She was no longer in that dark room—she was home, in her father's house.

She blinked, confused, her gaze scanning the room until it landed on two familiar faces—her father, Jeremy, and Kaden, standing beside her bed.

"Thank God she's okay," Jeremy exhaled, his voice thick with relief. But Sherlyn just stared at him, dazed and silent.

It took her a moment to truly understand—she was safe. Those men were gone. That nightmare... was over.

Then something clicked in her mind, and her eyes widened as they locked onto her father's.

"I'll call the doctor," Jeremy said quickly, as if avoiding her gaze. Before she could find her voice, he turned and left the room, leaving her alone with Kaden.

"Kaden, I—"

"Shh… Don't talk," he said gently, stepping closer. "The doctor's on the way. You need to rest."

She tried to sit up, but a wave of dizziness swept over her, and she collapsed back onto the pillows with a soft groan.

"T-Those people… they—" Sherlyn's voice cracked, her throat dry and raw from dehydration. She struggled to continue, but the words stuck.

Her lashes fluttered again, exhaustion pulling her under. Before she could say another word, darkness claimed her once more.

While the doctor was busy examining Sherlyn, Kaden stepped outside the room, phone pressed to his ear.

"She's back. She's safe," he informed Eveline quietly.

was a moment of silence on the other end before Eveline responded, her

How

one around. It looked like she'd been brought here willingly," Kaden explained, keeping

should stay with her, Uncle Kaden. She must be terrified,"

the phone, Kaden

Eveline turned to Gabriel with a

she said, a mix of relief and lingering concern in her

kidnapped her for a reason—and never intended to harm her," Gabriel said,

and not without reason. But now that she had been returned unharmed, one thing was clear:

planning, but it's time we put an end to his evil," Eveline declared with

however, couldn't shake the

But the weight of it settled heavily on him now,

***

Sherlyn finally stirred awake. This time, she felt the care that surrounded her—her wrists and ankles,

a familiar voice said gently. "Look what you

head toward Kaden, who sat at her

took a deep breath, then exhaled slowly, closing her eyes for a moment. Her mind was still haunted by the time she spent in that dark room—those endless, terrifying moments when death had seemed just inches

scared… that they would kill—" Her voice broke, the rest of the words caught in her

from her face. The warmth of his hand grounded her, pulling her back from the edge of those memories. Her anxious eyes met his

would've happened to you," he said softly. "Not while

known she'd been missing. The warmth, the

the next, she had been ripped away—kidnapped, drugged, and left to fear for her life. And just when she thought it was

sense. Her rational mind

her... only to drop her