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.

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

the whole night. She was anxious and agitated, and kept tossing

bed.

the time,

felt his legs weaken under

a look at this.” Elliot handed them his phone, which contained

of his ward and entering Corynn’s. Shortly after came the

part. Her eyes were glued to the closed door

happen, she would have stayed the night. She had almost lost her

arrived and burst into Corynn’s ward. A couple

eyes were filled with fresh tears as she looked up at Elliot.

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Chapter 57 Gratitude

emotions as

didn’t like Elliot, never had, but he couldn’t deny that the young man had saved his daughter’s life. “Don’t think that this absolves

Elliot’s eves.

and addressed his next words to Shirley. “I am aware that you don’t want to see me. That’s why I only come at night. Thanks to that, I

about her attacker, then? Do you know who he is?”

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