For reasons unknown, Matthew reflexively wanted to turn Nancy down when he heard that she wanted a favor from him, but ultimately, he held himself back from uttering whatever he was on the cusp of saying.

“What is it?”

Matthew’s response was rather muted. He might be inclined to help if it was a modest request but reckoned that he might not be able to handle anything beyond that.

“I’ve been badly burned in the fire. That little bastard Aaron has stationed men at all the hospitals and clinics demanding to screen every person coming in to purchase medication for burns or receive treatment for it. So I…”

Matthew caught the gist of what she was trying to convey even before she was done talking.

Aaron’s maneuvers are intended to flush out her whereabouts. It would seem that that fire was set by her rescuers, who did not expect things to get so out of hand that Nancy herself had gotten hurt in the process.

“Got it. I’ll try to get you those meds.”

After he hung up, Matthew then wracked his brains trying to figure out how he might be able to get his hands on what she needed.

Must l burn myself in order to get that medication to send to her?

***

She immediately burst into tears the second

she could not bear to leave behind was neither her aged parents nor her newborn child, but that man whom she had dated for barely a few months

Harvey used his fingers to brush away her tears before

is he

great. Eating well and sleeping soundly

in his eyes. “Thank you, Darling, for everything you had to go

her hands. Those roses she

is he even saying? That I

him

her feel all warm and

to Grandpa yet?” a frail Sonia asked. “I’m sure that he would be delighted to know that the

of Harrison back home in Chanaea put

to learn that you

reflexively lifted up when he was reminded that Harrison had Sonia in his

would be able to quickly implement some change in legislation so that

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