Chapter 697

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Katie watched the rhythm of Luciana's breathing for a moment before picking up her phone and silently heading toward the door. "How did it go?" he asked.

Abel, with a trembling voice, barely audible over the line, was a mass of wounds and blood. “Miss, I have completed the task.”

A satisfied hum escaped Katie as she dried her freshly painted nails. "Well done. And Lauren's condition?

«She is stable. I have administered his dose,” Abel responded.

"Good. End the call now,” Katie told him.

But Abel hesitated, his voice laced with sincere confession. «Miss, I must tell you this. I have her in great esteem. It was his look during the fight that encouraged me. My only wish is that he continues to be happy..."

Although she only heard his voice, Katie sensed the severity of Abel's injuries.

Abel pressed his wound, speaking slowly. «Regarding that night, it's all my fault. Please don't hate me. If I had more control..." His remorse was palpable even over the phone.

«Abel, you are forgiven. However, there is something you must do,” Katie replied, her tone level.

Understanding his indication and the seriousness of the moment, Abel simply nodded.

"I am aware."

With a bitter smile, Abel picked up a vial of potent liquid and doused himself with it.

The agony that tore through him was immediate, as if it were a lit torch. Choosing such an ending was unimaginable to anyone who could choose.

However, his heart was hopeless, he had crossed the point of no return.

Abel's voice was resigned, with one last plea. «Miss, my time of help has passed. As for our son, please bring him into the world…”

Abel knew Katie was lying, but still, he held on to a thin thread of hope. He didn't regret it.

"I promise you. Keep going with your work, Abel,” Katie reassured him quietly.

“Understood,” Abel responded, a brief, solemn acceptance.

The pursuers were already upon Abel. The orders sounded sharp and cold.

"Stay, hands up!"

Abel faced his fate with a resigned smile. In an instant, blue flames engulfed him and he was engulfed in an eerie spectacle of cobalt combustion.

Everyone was too stunned to react. They had never seen such a strange flame, capable of instantly reducing a person to ashes, without leaving a trace of tissue. Not only the body, but also the phone were consumed by the flame.

The medical staff finally came to their senses and exclaimed: “Report! Report quickly! The criminal under strict surveillance has escaped from the hospital.

In an instant, the special hospital was filled with people. Everyone was frantically looking for the criminal.

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