Nick didn't stop running until he was inside the hospital safely, though he knew that Elle was trying to target him for two reasons——one was because he wanted to mess with the man's family who betrayed him and the second was Vanessa. But he also understood that no matter how much Elle wanted to kill him because of what his grandfather did but then again he wouldn't be as bold as to shoot him in the middle of the hospital with so many people as witnesses. Vanessa once called Elle a coward because he always hid behind a dark veil and did everything without coming out in the light.