Chapter 96

Nathan wondered if Bainbridge needed his fix of little blue pills.

“He’s above himself,” Howard commented.

The higher they float, the harder they crash,” Nathan snickered, relishing the thought of Warren’s seventieth birthday party, where Howard would make his grand entrance and smack them down a peg or two!

The car pulled up to the hospital entrance.

The orderly had already taken care of Nicolette’s discharge papers, and Gwendolyn spotted her waiting grandmother through the car window.

“Grandma!”

“Gwennie!”

“Why didn’t you wait for me to come get you?” Gwendolyn said, her voice laced with concern as she touched her grandmother’s cold hands.

“I’m as fit as a fiddle,” Nicolette beamed, her face alight with joy at the thought of returning to her roots.

“Nicolette, I’m Nathan. Let’s get you into the

car, shall we?”

Nicolette into the passenger seat. “Gwendolyn mentioned. you get car sick, so the front seat’s best for you. Don’t

you all just darlings!” Nicolette was over

the driver’s seat and said, “Crescent Village it is. Talk about coincidence. Howard

and took the beltway around the

It used to be called Quigley Village, but they fancied it up to Crescent Village for the tourists, and

and our village has the freshest air,” Nathan said

were stuck in the back,

injury holding up?” They were bundled

her. “Get some

Fine

three–hour drive Into Crescent Village was bumpy, and their luxury car caught plenty of stares. Relatives and neighbors came out to glimpse the

“Nicolette, you’re back!”

“Nicolette, you’ve returned!”

in a warm welcome and brightened more at the

a bit of a leg injury,” Nicolette introduced with

“Handsome couple!”

“Beauty and brains!”

Gwen will nurse you back, or we can

were all abuzz, and seeing Nathan’s good looks, they even toyed with playing matchmaker, which sent him scurrying back

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