Chapter 207

Lyla woke up after I left. Her first instinct was to look at the bed, but I wasn't there. She was terrified when I collapsed in front of the police station yesterday. She and Antoine quickly hailed a cab and rushed me to the hospital together. The doctor said I had fainted from emotional exhaustion brought on by extreme grief. As long as I woke up, I would be fine. But Lyla couldn't relax. She stayed by my side the entire time, warming my hands, moisturizing my lips, ready to respond the moment I made any movement. It wasn't until late into the night that she finally dozed off from sheer exhaustion. Who knew that by the time she woke up, I would be gone? Panicked, Lyla immediately burst into tears. With shaking hands, she took out her phone and called Antoine, her voice trembling as she said, "Antoine, Eve is gone!" Antoine was shocked. Without wasting a second, he jumped into his car and rushed to the hospital. By the time he arrived, Lyla had just finished checking the hospital'