Chapter 57 Gratitude

Elliot hadn’t slept the entire night, and it showed in the dark circles under his bloodshot eyes

He kept vigil by the door of Corynn’s hospital room until her parents came in the morning

Erick’s brows knitted into a scowl as soon as he saw the young man. “Why are you here again? You are not

welcome here!”

Elliot stood and took a step toward Erick, who was immediately wary.

He pulled Shirley behind him and demanded, “What do you want?”

“A man snuck into Corynn’s room last night and tried to kill her,” Elliot said in a quiet voice. “I arrived just in time to stop him. If you really care about your daughter’s safety, be sure to have someone with her at all times, especially when you leave for the night.”

With that, he motioned to his bodyguards down the hall and made to leave.

“Wait!” Erick called after Elliot in a trembling voice..

Elliot stopped and turned around, wordlessly waiting for the older man to say his piece.

proper explanation. What did you say happened to Corynn last night?” Although his disdain toward Elliot Andrews knew no bounds, his daughter’s

no wonder Shirley had been uneasy the whole night. She was anxious and

bed.

danger at the time, and they were utterly

legs weaken under

them his phone, which contained the surveillance footage from the previous night.

was shot from the hallway camera. In it, Tyree was seen walking out of his ward and entering Corynn’s. Shortly after came the muffled sounds of

that part. Her eyes were glued to the closed door on the

have stayed the night. She had almost lost

watch as Elliot arrived and burst into Corynn’s ward. A couple of minutes later, three

up at Elliot. There weren’t

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Chapter 57 Gratitude

mix of emotions as he handed

but he couldn’t deny that the young man had saved his daughter’s life. “Don’t think that this absolves you of your past mistakes,” he grumbled awkwardly, turning away to avoid meeting

Elliot’s eves.

don’t want to see me. That’s why I only come at night. Thanks to that, I was able to come when Corynn needed

his attitude softened somewhat. “What about her attacker, then? Do

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