Chapter 338

Thinking about the breakfast on the bedside table that he had not opened, he reached out to grab it, his tone indulgent as he offered, “Sheena, you haven’t eaten, right? I ordered an extra breakfast. It was made by a well–known chef from Douglas. It’s delicious. Would you like to have some?”

Before he could even grab the breakfast, a sudden, searing pain shot through the burns on his back, and it quickly spread through his limbs. Elijah forcefully suppressed the intense pain, maintaining a stoic expression.

Even so, he could not hide the beads of cold sweat forming on his forehead or the subtle trembling of his knuckles.

Noticing Elijah’s abnormal state, Sheena declined politely, “No need. I had breakfast at the police station, and I’m not hungry right now.”

Elijah did not insist, maintaining a poker face as he quietly retracted his trembling hand under

the blanket.

Recalling the strange incident from this morning, Sheena smiled and asked, “I had a particularly odd experience this morning. I haven’t even given a statement yet, but the police released me, claiming it was on bail from the National Investigation Bureau.”

As she said that, she observed Elijah’s expression.

frowned, showing a hint of

continued, “Mmhmm. It’s funny because I don’t even know anyone from the National Investigation Bureau, and I have no idea why they would help me. I’m unsure if

remained calm, saying, “Perhaps it’s a friend of

such situations, using every trick in the book to

Elijah took the initiative to speak, “Sheena, I’m sure you didn’t get much rest at the station last night. Why don’t you go back to the mansion and get some sleep? Everything’s fine here, and I’ll

trying to send her away?

too out of

feeling that something was off with Elijah today, but looking at his calm demeanor, she could not

called her

indeed a bit tired. I’ll head

nodded, his pale lips tightly pressed

Chapter 338

white skirt. Before leaving, she earnestly said, “If you discomfort,

replied,

not linger, turning to walk toward

feel any

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