Chapter 207 My Wife is Missing

When Nova came to, her entire body felt weak and sluggish. The last thing she clearly remembered was the sharp sting in her neck, a needle piercing her skin, followed by the sudden, overwhelming sensation of losing all strength. In the fog of her consciousness, she heard a familiar voice cutting through the haze. "Nova, wake up. Come on, wake up." With great effort, Nova forced her heavy eyelids open. She found herself lying face down on a dirty, cold concrete floor. Beside her was Jacoby, tied up tightly. "Finally, you're awake," Jacoby muttered, relief and frustration mingling in his voice. He had tried to step in when he noticed Evelyn's suspicious movements, but before he could react, someone had struck him hard on the back of the head. He had gone down like a stone. But Jacoby's situation was even worse than Nova's. He had fallen onto a pile of broken glass, and shards had sliced into his arm. Blood dripped from the wounds, pooling beneath him in the dark, spreading the stai