Chapter 54 She’s Awake!

While in a coma, Corynn suffered from a seemingly never–ending nightmare. She dreamed that just as she was finally about to escape the fire, a sudden burst of flames engulfed her the next moment.

She jolted awake, covered in cold sweat. She had sat up so abruptly that she aggravated her wounds, gasping in

pain.

“Oh, my God! You’re finally awake! You scared me half to death!” Shirley, sitting beside Corynn’s bed, woke up with a start, tears brimming in her eyes as she looked at Corynn.

Still shaken by the dream, Corynn’s eyes also welled up with tears as soon as she heard Shirley’s voice.

She was alive! She had survived!

“Mom…” she whimpered.

“Yes, honey, I’m here.” Shirley gently wiped Corynn’s tears away with her thumb and smiled. “I’m so glad that you’re awake.”

Eager to spread the good news, Shirley hurriedly made some calls to Erick and Jason.

One silver lining of this whole ordeal was that it gave birth to a great opportunity for Jason to get closer to

Corynn.

later, Erick and Jason

at Shirley questioningly, who only smiled at her in response. After Corynn had eaten, Shirley and Erick left to give Jason

edge of Corynn’s bed, peeling it as he spoke. “Corynn, that day at

if Corynn was ready to recall what had happened.

memory of the car accident and the events that followed. She was still reeling in fear from

and then a group of men started searching for me. At first, I thought th were there to help, but

from gripping the blanket too tightly. He handed her the

moment, he swore to himself that he’d always protect

and then continued recounting the events of

learned from his own investigation. “Based on the info I’ve gathered, those people were prepared. They tracked you down and then planted nails on your route home, causing your

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She’s

spoke, his expression grew increasingly grim.

never forget the man

a sigh. “They fled abroad soon after the incident. According to the police, they’re a notorious crime syndicate with a lot of

that much.

hesitantly, watching Corynn’s reaction carefully, “Elliot showed up. When I confronted the

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