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.

to Corynn last night?” Although his disdain toward Elliot Andrews knew

had been uneasy the whole night. She was anxious and agitated,

bed.

Corynn had been in danger at the time,

felt his legs weaken

at this.” Elliot handed them his phone, which contained the surveillance footage from the previous night.

seen walking out of his ward and entering Corynn’s.

part. Her eyes were glued to the closed door on the small screen as

happen, she would have stayed the night.

and burst into Corynn’s ward. A couple of minutes later, three men came to drag

as she looked up at Elliot. There weren’t enough words to

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Chapter 57 Gratitude

complex mix of emotions as he

that the young man had saved his daughter’s life. “Don’t

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

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

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