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Chapter 6

Auteur: Fish Mince
"The patient's condition is stable for now," the doctor said gently. "She only fainted because her body's too weak."

Hearing that, Tony finally exhaled. The tightness in his chest eased just a little.

But the moment he stepped out of the room, his mother was already striding toward him.

"I heard Elma was kidnapped by Nico. What on earth happened?"

At her words, Tony's brow furrowed. The anger he'd tried to bury began to stir again.

"She missed Elma's distress call—on purpose. That's why Elma lost her only chance to be rescued."

Mrs. Gambino let out a cold laugh.

"I should've known better than to think Elma was some innocent girl. Nico kidnapped her? Please. The two of them must've staged the whole thing. That woman's a snake—born to sow chaos."

She pulled out her phone and tossed it toward her son.

"Your sister sent me these. Take a good look."

On the screen were photos of Elma in Nico's arms, kissing him.

As Tony swiped through, more images appeared—videos, this time. Elma
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