Divorced the Cheat Married the Fleet (Camilla and Lance) novel Chapter 437

Thankfully, Elise's condition wasn't critical. The doctor explained that extreme emotional distress had triggered the fainting spell. The news finally allowed Camilla to let out a breath of relief.

Carol, having heard the news, rushed to the hospital.

Seeing the deep concern on her friend's face, Camilla felt a pang of guilt. "I'm so sorry, Carol. I feel terrible making you run over here during the holidays. Don't worry, my mom is stable now. You should head back and spend time with your family."

Carol didn't press for details about what had happened. She just cast a worried glance toward the hospital room. "I'm not in a rush. I'll wait until your mom wakes up."

Just like always, she stayed seated in the hallway, refusing to step inside the room.

Camilla sat down next to her, trying again. "You heard the doctor. She's going to be fine. Your family is probably waiting for you at home, Carol. You really don't need to stay here with me."

Back then, the financial support Camilla's father had given Carol had been a minor drop in the bucket for their family. But Carol had taken that kindness to heart, and accompanying Camilla to Valdoria had been more than enough repayment.

Even now, Camilla felt like she was the one constantly indebted to Carol.

"Stop being so polite, Camilla," Carol insisted softly. "I'm staying right here to keep you company. Once she wakes up, I can help keep an eye on Jasper."

Unable to persuade her otherwise, Camilla gratefully accepted.

Noticing that Carol seemed to have something else on her mind, Camilla sent Jasper into the room to watch over Elise.

Once they were alone, Carol lowered her voice. "I got a call from Mahoney this morning. That lead we were tracking brought up something new. Recently, people have been going missing from a few remote fishing villages. Not a huge number, but enough to notice. Some locals assume they just ran into trouble at sea. The residents there are mostly elderly and uneducated, and outsiders rarely visit.

"When tragedy strikes, their only solution is to pray to the sea.

"But the disappearances have spiked recently. Someone went to a psychic to ask for guidance, and that's how it finally caught the attention of the cops.

"When they dug deeper, they discovered that people from the Williams Group had been operating in the area.

"They covered their tracks well, but Mahoney's team still found the slip-up."

Even though she had never met those villagers and it had nothing to do with her, hearing about such a psychopathic operation sent a profound chill down Camilla's spine.

Clement and his crew were far more depraved than she could have ever imagined.

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