Chapter 757 Rescued

Early the next morning, Deacon showed up at my hospital ward looking like he hadn't slept in days. "You look awful. Have you been up all night?" I asked, noticing the dark circles under his eyes and the crumpled state of his shirt. His usual carefree demeanor was replaced by exhaustion. "Rinatta, when are you getting out of here? I'm seriously losing it," he said, dumping a stack of files on the small table by my bed. "You and Astrid are like superheroes. Me? I'm just a regular guy and this…" He gestured wildly at the files. "This is way above my pay grade. I can't keep up! The final round of bidding is coming up, and I don't even understand half the documents!" I realized then that he must've been working non-stop. While I'd been lying in bed, trying to get better, the team had been grinding away under immense pressure. Even Astrid, who usually kept me in the loop, hadn't mentioned how intense things had gotten. She was probably trying to protect me from worrying. "I kn