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After the guards and the nurse who was checking on Venedict's condition left, Venice quickly looked around before gently shaking Venedict to wake him up.
Venedict slowly opened his eyes, cautiously glancing around to check if they were being watched before turning to Venice.
"Did mom come?" Venedict whispered weakly, careful not to let the guards overhear them.
Venice sadly shook her head in response, prompting Venedict to sigh deeply.
"How's your head? Does it still hurt?" Venice asked. Venedict nodded in response.
"Uhm, no... how about when you faced Helena? Did you cry?" Venedict asked softly, his voice tinged with concern.
Venice slowly shook her head, her heart still racing from the intense fear she felt upon seeing Vanessa, now Helena. She managed to hold back tears upon seeing her. In fact, she was more concerned about Venedict than she was afraid of Helena's presence.
