Chapter 563

Elijah smiled again. "I'll take care of myself. Thank you for coming to see me, Elle. You should get back to work."

"Alright, take care," Noelle said as she turned to leave.

Once the door closed behind her, the middle-aged man who had remained silent the entire time spoke up. "Why don't you want to tell Emmie? This isn't something you can hide from her. If you won't call her, I will."

He grabbed Elijah's phone and began dialing.

Elijah weakly lifted his hand to stop him, but whether from exhaustion or resignation, he didn't have the strength to object.

The call connected quickly.

"Elijah?" came Emmie's soft voice on the other end.

The man said, "Professor Fox? I'm Elijah's friend. He's back in the hospital. He's refusing to take his meds or eat. It's like he's lost the will to live. Don't you think you should come see him? He's like this because of you!"

There was a long silence on the other end, followed by a choked voice. "I'll come right away..."

Suddenly, a cold, commandin