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?”

charming, helping Nicolette into the passenger seat. “Gwendolyn mentioned. you get car sick, so the front seat’s best for

all just darlings!” Nicolette was over the moon.

said, “Crescent Village it is. Talk about coincidence. Howard and

up the GPS and took the beltway

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

nature, and our village has the freshest air,” Nathan said smoothly,

stuck in the back, unable to get a word in

Chadwick, how’s your injury holding up?” They were bundled up tight, not wanting

serious,” Howard assured her. “Get some

Fine

Into Crescent Village was bumpy, and their luxury car caught plenty of stares. Relatives and

“Nicolette, you’re back!”

“Nicolette, you’ve returned!”

a warm welcome and brightened more at the sight of Howard and Gwendolyn. “Is that Gwendolyn and

with a bit of a

“Handsome couple!”

“Beauty and brains!”

fret about the leg. Gwen will nurse you

with playing matchmaker, which sent

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