Lena watched Josefina's departing figure with astonishment, then she began to sow discord.

"Did I overhear someone say there's trouble brewing? Josie wasn't exactly living the high life before, right? She wouldn't be mixed up with some street thugs, would she?"

Robert cast a glance at her, and Lena guiltily dropped her gaze, yet persisted in a hushed tone, "Grandpa, I'm just worried about Josie. What if she's been duped by someone?"

Hattie responded with unwavering confidence, "I trust Josie's character. She's my daughter, and my faith in her is unshakeable."

Garrett chimed in, "I'll shoot Josie a text, see if she needs any help. The road hasn't been easy for her, and it's on us if she's felt let down."

Lena remained silent, her frustration bubbling beneath the surface. Couldn't Hattie and Garrett see what she was trying to say? Josefina might be rubbing shoulders with shady characters, didn't they care at all?

Robert observed the changing expressions on Lena's face, his expression increasingly serious. He spoke with a deep voice, carrying a powerful aura accumulated over the years. "Speculation helps no one, Lena. We don't jump to conclusions or spread unfounded rumors in the Harrison family. Isn't that how we taught you to handle things?"

didn't mean anything by

does it sound like she's off crossing moral lines when you talk about her?" Robert sad, his disappointment evident. Tears welled in Lena's eyes, her emotions

a bad egg. She's surely out there doing what she does best - helping the sick and injured." Sniffling, Lena looked

I'll check in with Josie later, see if she

said no more, finished his meal, and left the table. His new smartphone awaited, along with the prospect of showing

in critical condition. Percy,

said, his voice warm with

nursing superficial wounds, had yet to be bandaged. Without a moment's hesitation, Josefina instructed Percy, "You

as her assistant. The other doctors and nurses present were surprised to see a physician as competent as Percy assisting a

Josefina, but it was Tori who picked up and gave her the location. Lena hadn't expected to end up here, in a place that reminded

picture, would

Hattie to

bandaged up, his arms wounded and his neck

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