The Wrong Woman

Phoebe persisted, her tone urgent as she spoke, "Mila, there's an update from General Morrison. He's reached out personally. You need to wake up right away." Slowly, Mila opened her eyes, blinking wearily. Upon spotting Cole in front of her, she shut them again, muttering to herself, "It's Cole, not Nate."

Taking a deep breath, Cole nervously relayed, "Mrs. Morrison, General Morrison sent me a message. He's in danger and is counting on us to rescue him."

Mila opened her eyes once more, reaching out to grasp Phoebe's hand. Despite her weakened state, she attempted to sit up. "Phoebe, could you give me a hand?" she murmured.

Phoebe's excitement surged as she promptly offered her support, assisting Mila in sitting up.

Mila stretched her hand toward Cole, questioning, "Where's Nate's message?"

Cole rushed to grab his phone, accessing the messages programmed by the coder, then promptly passed it to Mila.

Mila stared at Nathan's number, then shifted her gaze to the message he had sent. Tears welled up in her eyes, her fingers trembling slightly.

"Cole, I'm not dead. I'm being held captive in an unfamiliar place. Please, find a way to rescue me. Don't let Wanda know what's going on. Just tell her I'm away on business. I don't want her to worry."

held captive. Given his predicament, maybe it's best not to cause him any further worry." Nonetheless, Mila's yearning overwhelmed her, tears streaming down her face as she

cathartic, finally releasing all the pent-up pain that she had been carrying within for so long. Mila continued to sob uncontrollably, each cry

a sedative to help ease Mila's

was left speechless, unable to

succumb to sleep as expected. Instead, she

smile, she handed

rather amateurish. This message you received clearly wasn't from Nate. His phone should still be at the bottom of the river. How could he possibly have

themselves pleasantly surprised by

as a source of hope for Mila, potentially stirring

astonishment, Mila awakened only to

why were you so upset just now? I was worried you might cry yourself to

"I miss him terribly.

you to stay awake. Think about General Morrison. There's a good

with frustration,