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?”

mentioned. you get car sick, so the front seat’s best for

you all just darlings!” Nicolette was

her settled, he returned to the driver’s seat and said, “Crescent Village it is. Talk about coincidence. Howard and I used

GPS and took the beltway around the city.

Quigley Village, but they fancied it up to Crescent Village for the tourists, and then…

back to nature, and our village has the freshest air,” Nathan said smoothly, making Nicolette grin from ear to

back,

close, Gwendolyn whispered to Howard, “Mr. Chadwick, how’s your injury holding up?” They were bundled up tight, not wanting to let on anything to Nicolette.

some rest. I’ll

Fine

caught plenty of stares. Relatives and neighbors came out

“Nicolette, you’re back!”

“Nicolette, you’ve returned!”

in a warm welcome and brightened more at the sight

a bit of a leg

“Handsome couple!”

“Beauty and brains!”

the leg. Gwen will nurse you

Nathan’s good looks, they even toyed with playing matchmaker, which sent him

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