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    Cole wasted no time. “Myles, get everything cleaned up.” Without another word, he and Elliana left the grim scene and made their way back to the private room.


    Pacing restlessly, Ruben stopped as they entered, worry etched deep into his features. “What did you find out?”


    Cole summed up the nightmarish tale as quickly as he could.


    Ruben pressed a hand to his brow, piecing things together. “So, they don’t know Sophie is your mother. All they figured out is that she once showed up in Ublento, so they staged this entire trap, hoping she’d walk into it.”


    A heavy sigh left Ruben. “Her history has always been locked away. We thought she was an orphan, maybe hiding from her past. But it turns out, there’s more to her than we realized.”


    “If we want to follow this lead,” Elliana interjected, her voice firm, “there’s only one way forward. I go out there as Milena, let them make their move, and we trace them back to their source.”


    Both Cole and Ruben reacted instantly, voices shing in protest. “No.”


    Elliana’s lips tightened in defiance as she locked eyes with Cole.


    “Give me one good reason why not.”


    “You’re not putting yourself in danger,” Cole said, his voice unwavering as he gazed at Elliana.


    Elliana pressed her lips together, holding back any reply. She saw the worry in Cole’s eyes.


    Ruben chimed in, “Elliana, we’re still in the dark about the powers behind all this or how far they might go. I don’t want to watch you throw yourself into harm’s way. We’ve been searching for Cole’s mother for years. There’s no need to rush now.”


    Cole nodded, steady and sure. “Let’s be patient for now. If we hold back, they’ll get restless and reveal themselves soon enough.”


    Elliana didn’t insist further. She wasn’t someone who shied away from danger. If anything, she’d rather confront threats head-on and drag the enemy out where everyone could see. Right now, though, her focus was on unlocking the mysteries of Psychephrenia, not chasing after danger.


    Cole’s first episode had caused him significant harm. Another one might break him for good. Until she found a real cure for him, she couldn’t risk anything happening to her. He needed her more than anyone ever had, and she had to stay safe for his sake.


    “I should head back,” Elliana said.


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    Cole looked at her reluctantly but found no reason to make her stay. “Let me drive you.”


    Elliana donned her deliberately in disguise and slipped out through the back entrance, quietly taking Cole’s car.


    The public only knew that Ruben had invited Milena into a private room, but no one could say for certain whether Milena was still inside or had already slipped away, nor did anyone dare to ask. Milena’s assistant, Levi, was also nowhere to be seen.


    The personnel in Cole’s car remained the same. The driver and Myles were up front. Aron and Hugh filled the back seats. Cole and Elliana sat together in the middle row. But the atmosphere was entirely different from before.


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