Chapter 480
Chapter 480:
Elliana, ever perceptive, said nothing of the concern she sensed. Instead, she smiled gently. “I’m gonna check on Cole.” With grace, she turned and headed upstairs.
Cole’s room remained under the watchful eyes of Paulina and Myles, while his doctor, Charlie, stood ready nearby.
Elliana swept into the room and made her way directly to Cole’s bedside. Her fingers found his pulse, and her trained gaze assessed each of his wounds with practiced precision. Only after confirming that Cole had stepped back from death’s threshold did she allow herself to exhale the breath she hadn’t realized she’d been holding.
Charlie seized the moment to speak up. “Mrs. Evans, your husband should have regained consciousness hours ago, yet he remains locked in this state. My professional assessment suggests he’s deliberately choosing to stay under—as if he’s running from something that terrifies him. Do you have any insights into what that might be p>
Elliana’s head moved in a slow nod. “Dr. Hoffman, your instincts are absolutely correct p>
She had reached the same devastating conclusion. Cole was deliberately keeping himself trapped in unconsciousness, fleeing from some demon that haunted the corners of his mind.
Ever since their escape from that underground labyrinth, something fundamental had shattered within Cole. Elliana couldn’t unravel what had triggered such a profound transformation in him, or understand why he clung so desperately to this artificial sleep. What terror was Cole so determined to avoid confronting? Questions multiplied in her mind like storm clouds gathering.
Desperate for answers that only Myles could provide, Elliana addressed Charlie with forced composure, “Dr. Hoffman, let me handle things from here. Please, take some time to rest p>
“Of course. Don’t hesitate to summon me if anything changes.” Charlie gathered his medical instruments and departed, leaving them in tense silence.
With no outsiders left, Elliana fixed her attention on Myles like a predator cornering its prey. “Explain to me exactly how Cole sustained these injuries p>
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Myles met her gaze briefly before his eyes darted away, his internal conflict written across his features. Cole had been absolutely resolute about the divorce, clearly determined to extract Elliana from the poisonous web of the Evans family secrets. He didn’t dare spill the truth.
“What is this nonsense? Just because Cole has decided to discard me, you think you can dismiss me as well?” Elliana’s stare could have cut through steel, her voice…
Elliana’s voice dropped to a dangerous whisper. “Myles, you switched sides faster than a pancake! Don’t forget—I remain the matriarch of this household. I have every right to know what has happened p>
“Mrs. Evans, that wasn’t my intention at all,” Myles protested, his brow furrowing with genuine distress.
Elliana fixed him with a relentless gaze, her eyes turning into arctic pools of determination. “I’ll ask you again, and I expect the full story. How did Cole come to be so severely injured p>