36.36.Chapter 36

She didn't tell Elena about Declan's call. She didn't want to let that mess cloud Elena's mood any more than it already had.

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In the VIP ward, the scratch of a pencil echoed rhythmically in the air. Elena sat upright in bed with her head still wrapped in gauze.

During her hospital stay, she painstakingly redrew the illustration Colton ruined. It was almost identical to the original one, each