Chapter 153

Drakken knew something was off with Eleanor, though he couldn't say what it was. She was quiet all through the drive back to the hotel. She sat slumped in the passenger seat, looking out the window with a distant expression. Drakken had never seen her like this before, and it worried him.

"Are you quite alright?" he finally asked, breaking the silence.

She didn't respond at first, but after a moment she turned to him and said, "I'm fine."

Drakken didn't believe her. He could see that she looked pale and exhausted, and there was a tension in her face that he hadn't seen before. "Did you find anything when you searched the house?" he pressed.

"No," she replied sharply, her voice barely above a whisper.

He was still skeptical about her behavior. "Are you sure? You didn't see anything suspicious?"

"No, I didn't find anything," she repeated, her eyes fixed on the road ahead.

Drakken didn't want to push her too hard, but he couldn't help feeling frustrated. "Why did you come here without me