Inside a large room, the only sound that could be heard was the soft beep… beep… beep of a machine. Days had passed, and Lilia's body remained motionless—though she was still breathing faintly. That alone gave the figure sitting on the floor some thread of hope. His head rested against the wall, and he hadn't moved from that position in days.
His face was eerily calm, eyes closed as if lost in a world far away.
Then, finally, a knock came at the door.
He didn't stir.
Lucas stepped into the room and spoke quietly.
"Mr. Zethan about the recording—it's been found. Someone sent it to Mrs.Lilia The sender has been caught and is currently being held at our special inn. I'll wait for your orders."
He bowed slightly, then waited silently.
The doctor was scheduled to arrive in two minutes, but the soft beep of the monitor continued to fill the room, its rhythm the only answer to the tension that hung in the air.
