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    Alyssa was unaware that three days had passed since that day she resisted Jameson on the bed with all her might. After being unconscious for three days and nights, she finally woke up, weak and disoriented, in a hospital bed.


    "Lyse is awake... Lyse is awake!"


    Having not slept or eaten properly for three days, Miley was so excited that she burst out in tears. Alyssa''s family members, who had been waiting outside, flooded the room instantly and surrounded her.N?velDrama.Org exclusive content.


    *Jonah... Axel... Miley..."


    Alyssa''s half-open eyes struggled to focus. She forced herself to look at the familiar faces surrounding her.


    ''That''s great... That''s great. Lyse remembers us!" Miley held tightly onto Alyssa''s cold hands. In the end, she still couldn''t stop herself from crying tears of joy.


    Even though Jeremy had brought in the country''s top specialist to examine Alyssa, the doctors had worried about the long-term effects of her extended unconsciousness. Thankfully, she had woken up, allowing everyone''s tense emotions to finally ease.


    "Lyse... I''m sorry..." Axel stepped forward and knelt by her bedside, his gaze filled with sorrow. Tears streamed down his face. "I failed to protect you... I let that monster, Jameson, hurt you like this. It''s all my fault... I deserve to die!"


    As he spoke, he took Alyssa''s hand and pped his own face with it. "Lyse, hit me! Hit me hard! If you don''t, I''ll never be able to forgive myself!"


    *Axel, it''s not your fault... I don''t me any of you... It was my bad," Alyssa whispered, her voice barely a flutter. She could barely move, only managing to curl her fingers slightly. "How... How did I get back here?"


    The room grew still as everyone exchanged uneasy nces. There was something dark, strange, and unspoken hanging in the air.


    Axel and Cyrus had received a call from the hospital while they were out searching for Alyssa. The staff had told them that a man had brought her in and left a contact number. That was how they were able to find her.


    But when they checked the surveince footageter, it had been erased.


    Even without the footage, they had a feeling it was Remy who had left her there. But why? He had taken her from Rose Ind just before they could arrive, risking everything.


    His intention was likely to escape the ind with her or to take her back to the true mastermind of this devious game. They had even seeded in doing so. Why then go through all that trouble only to leave her behind?


    The mastermind had to have other ns.


    "Lyse, the important thing is that you''re back, safe," Cyrus said gently, leaning in to stroke her forehead. "Don''t worry about anything else for now. Focus on getting better."


    But Alyssa wasn''t one to simply obey. Her voice trembled as she asked, "Jameson... has he been arrested?"


    "He has." Jonah''s eyes were dark, and his emotions were clearly held in check. "He''s in detention at Kontina and will be transferred back to Sna City tonight."


    "That''s good..." Alyssa sighed, closing her eyes, exhausted. Her mind swirled with the memories of the horrific days she had spent on Rose Ind with Jameson. Every cruel and hopeless moment shed before her like a nightmare she couldn''t escape.


    No matter what, Jameson had seeded. He had left a scar on her life that she could never erase.


    "How about Jasper... Why isn''t he here?" Alyssa''s eyes darted around the room, growing more frantic as she realized that the one person who made her feel safe wasn''t there.


    ''Did something happen to Jasper... because he tried to save me?" Her face drained of color, and her body began to tremble uncontrobly as her breaths quickened.