Miss Josefina: Nobody's Princess

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?"

visibly shaken, "Grandpa, I didn't mean anything by it. It's just

crossing moral lines when you talk about her?" Robert sad, his disappointment evident. Tears welled in

your grandpa has a point. Josie's not a bad egg. She's surely out there doing what she does best - helping the sick and injured." Sniffling, Lena looked up, her voice quivering, "Mom, I'm the

I'll check in with Josie later, see if she needs a hand or

table. His new

abdomen, and his hand was damaged, the tendons severed. He was in critical condition. Percy, suited up for surgery, was ready

Percy said,

a moment's hesitation, Josefina instructed Percy, "You start on Luke. I'll

doctors and nurses present were surprised to see a physician as competent as Percy

up here, in a place that reminded her of her own setbacks. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the

picture, would Lena have

Hattie to where

his neck wrapped, causing Hattie to gasp in alarm at

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