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

all just darlings!” Nicolette was

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

GPS and took the beltway

be called Quigley Village, but they fancied it up to Crescent Village for the tourists, and then… Well, you know the rest.”

these days are all about getting back to nature, and our village has the

back, unable to get a word in edgewise.

your injury holding up?” They were bundled up tight, not wanting

“Get some rest. I’ll wake you when

Fine

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

“Nicolette, you’re back!”

“Nicolette, you’ve returned!”

welcome and brightened more at the sight of

laid up with a bit of a leg injury,”

“Handsome couple!”

“Beauty and brains!”

fret about the leg. Gwen will nurse you back,

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

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