Chapter 58 - 57: Shock

Chapter 58: Chapter 57: Shock

When Elliana Lyle woke up, it was already the next morning. She felt groggy from sleep, with multiple areas of her body feeling sore and weak, especially her left cheek, which was faintly aching and seemed swollen.

She twisted her body to sit up from the covers, grabbing her phone off the nightstand. The glaring white light from the phone shone on her face, making her appear unusually pale in the dim environment with blackout curtains tightly drawn.

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