Chapter 140: Burn
Inside a large room, the only sound that could be heard was the soft beep... beep... beep of a machine. Days had passed, and Lilia’s body remained motionless—though she was still breathing faintly. That alone gave the figure sitting on the floor some thread of hope. His head rested against the wall, and he hadn’t moved from that position in days.
His face was eerily calm, eyes closed as if lost in a world far away.
Then, finally, a knock came at the door.
He didn’t stir.
Lucas stepped into the room and spoke quietly.
"Mr. Zethan about the recording—it’s been found. Someone sent it to Mrs.Lilia The sender has been caught and is currently being held at our special inn. I’ll wait for your orders."
He bowed slightly, then waited silently.
The doctor was scheduled to arrive in two minutes, but the soft beep of the monitor continued to fill the room, its rhythm the only answer to the tension that hung in the air.
Still, Zethan did not move. He hadn’t eaten, hadn’t spoken, hadn’t reacted to anything in days. He looked less like a man and more like a shell—suspended in time.
As if he no longer existed in the real world.
Finally, a man entered the room. He wore glasses perched low on his nose, a white coat draped over a formal outfit, and carried himself with a professional air. Anyone could tell—Zethan must have known this man for a very long time.