Chapter 144
After twenty grueling minutes , the doctor finally put down his tools , exhaustion etched into every line of his face .
He turned to Torin , looking utterly drained .
â Your wound has been stitched up again .
Avoid spicy or cold foods , and be careful with â¦
â Give me another bottle of painkillers , Torin interrupted , his raspy voice curing through like a knife .
There was something dangerously raw in his tone , barely masking a deeper , darker storm .
The doctor hesitated , his jaw nearly dropping in shock .
To comply might keep him safe , but his conscience protested vehemently .
His expression twisted with conflict as he stammered , â Mr.
Drayton , with your current condition , additional painkillers could hinder the healing process .
â
Seeing him reach for the phone on the bedside table , the doctor did his best to keep his voice calm .
â Youâve just had surgery .
You need to rest now !
â Save it , â Torin snapped , his eyes narrowing , dark and volatile .
âI donât need you to tell me what to do , Just give me the pills â or get out
His final words carmed a trembling edge that sent a chill down everyoneâs spine .
Faced with the choice between integrity and survival , the doctor reluctantly chose the latter , hurrying to comply
Meanwhile , Fenwick , lurking just outside the door , was trembling as he tried to stay out of sight ,
The last thing he wanted was to face Torinâs wrath .
Heâd seen only snippets of the livestream â just enough to hear Torinâs declaration about sending Elysia to the training center .
ran would undoubtedly lash out ,
He couldnât watch anymore , not because he didnât care , but because he was afraid .
If he pointed out the obvious .
Torin and Fenwick had no desire to become the target of his fury .
â Maybe if I stay out of sight ⦠He wonât notice me , Fenwick thought .
â Fenwick , do you think Iâm a fool ?â Torinâs low , seething nice shattered the silence .
Fenwick startled violently , his foot accidentally kicking the door .
The door creaked open with agonizing slowness , leaving Fenwick no choice but to awkwardly scratch the back of his head as he stepped inside .
Iâm sorry .
â
âI donât expect you to own up to your mistakes .
But you will watch this livestream .
You need to see Rowena for what she really is .
If you keep running away , youâre only hurting yourself ,â
With that ,
Torin turned on the TV , cutting off any excuse Fenwick might have had .
The moment the screen flickered to life , a bloodcurdling scream core through the hospital room .
A shrill scream suddenly pierced the silent ward .
Fenwick , standing closest to the speakers , instinctively raised his hands to block his ears , but the sound didnât hurt .
Instead , it sent an unfamiliar sensation coursing through him .
A single tear slid down his cheek , unbidden .
Confusion flooded his mind .
â Why does it feel as though the scream has clawed its way into my
my chest ? Why did it hurt ? Fenwick thought .
It wasnât until the cry faded into silence that Fenwick finally understood what he was feeling .
His heart ached , his head throbbed , and every limb felt heavy with pain .
Yet he wasnât wearing the serving glasses .
His emotions , this time .
were all his own .
Clutching his chest , Fenwick staggered back , his breathing labored When he finally met Torinâs gaze , his eyes were wide with realization .
â Torin ⦠Are you feeling it too ? Fenwick asked .
Torin didnât answer
His attention was glued to the screen
The screen was filled with blood , as if the entire screen had been dyed red .
Fenwick felt bile rise in his throat as the sight overwhelmed him .
He could almost smell the sharp , metallic tang of blood seeping through the
screen .
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â How ⦠how did this happen in just a few minutes ? he whispered hoarsely .
The livestreamâs chat provided answers .
[ Who are these people ? Why are they attacking Elysia ? ]
[ It has to be Rowena .
The same way she sent thugs after Caellan , sheâs doing it to Elysia .
Rowena is a monster ! ]
[ Rowena ? Sheâs abroad , living it up .
Someone in another country needs to do us all a favor and take her out .
â Rowena ⦠how dare you ! How dare you do this to Elysia Torin growled through clenched teeth .
His fury , suppressed for too long finally erupted as tears spilled down his checks .
Torinâs hands trembled at his sides , every fiber of his being crying out to lash out , to destroy something â anything .
But his freshly stitched wound forced him into stillness .
He couldnât risk tearing it open and couldnât risk missing a second of Elysiaâs memories
â Itâs my fault ,â he choked out , his voice breaking â I didnât protect you .
I was too blind .
Too weak , Why why did it take me so long to see the truth ? â Fenwick was similarly stunned , unable to tear his gaze from the screen .
The camera caught the assailants as they left â walking with coordinated precision , their movements too practiced to be ordinary street thuigs â Torin , â Fenwick muttered , his voice shaking .
Look at their uniforms .
Their movements .
Theyâre too professional .
This isnât like the thugs Rowens hired to attack Caellan .
Could we have been wrong What if it wasnât Rowena this time ?
Torin shot him a look and said , â Are you an idion â Although he hadnât seen the live stream , the barrage of comments was enough to figure out that it was Rowena who had sent people to attack Caellan
Torin himself had even admitted it : those thugs were sent by Rowena
While he didnât exactly like Fenwick , Fenwick was still his brother .
Rowena had already caused him enough trouble â not once , â Youâre a fool .
Fenwick , you must have been under some kind of spell from Howena .
Even if Elyst wasnât the one she harmed , what about Caellan ? Are we just supposed to forgive her ! Are we supposed to forgive the framing of Elysia just because of dor ?
but
many times
Fenwick flinched , his mouth opening and closing uselessly .
He had no respanie .
[ Breaking News : Renowned Singer Harry Passes Away Following Medical Complications I
( Familar words , unfamiliar , sentences , is it the injury Iâm thinking of ? ]
[ Could this be Elysiaâs revenge ? If so ⦠itâs illegal , right ? ]
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