Love on the Fast Track (Derek and Norah)

Chapter 871

Chapter 871:

As the Wilsons dispersed from the clandestine gathering and returned to their rooms with cheerful expressions, a foreboding feeling clawed at Hadley’s thoughts.

“Joanna, Susanna… she cut herself again. Want to come with me to the hospital?”

Bryson slammed the phone down and thundered on Joanna’s door.

“They say it’s serious. Susanna is your friend! Doesn’t that bother you?”

His insistent knocking continued for five minutes. Just as he turned to leave, the door creaked open.

Joanna, clad in a baggy sweater, looked like a wisp of a girl. Dark circles marred her pale face.

for her, Bryson said, “Okay, Joanna.

heart ached. As her brother, he felt helpless against the ever-present shadow of the Carters that haunted Joanna’s

must visit her. And I promised Norah I’d look after

flashed across her face,

wouldn’t let her face it alone. Susanna’s room overflowed with worried friends and

the Scotts sat

now

recovered?” He knew that mentally fragile people could

the chaos Nancy, the adopted daughter, had unleashed on the Scotts. It wasn’t

have known that something

room doors, mumbled, “I-I don’t know. The psychologist said Susanna’s psychological defenses were fully

with worry, said, “That psychologist is the best in the world. If he can’t help…” His voice trailed off, leaving the