Not A Small-Town Girl

Chapter 19-3

The head nurse gave Danielle a careful once-over. Danielle was beautiful, with fair and smooth skin, bright, almond-shaped eyes, and exuding grace and elegance. She seemed even more sophisticated than Audrey.

The head nurse wondered if one of the daughters was an illegitimate one and mentally pictured an epic internal family struggle over power and wealth.

"How are Alice and Caleb today?" Howard asked. He knew they were hanging in the balance, but he couldn’t help the hopeful tone in his voice.

"I’m afraid there’s been no improvement. At one point, they couldn’t even breathe independently. Their bodily functions have deteriorated even further since the last time you came," the head nurse reported.

days, the doctor informed them that their condition had taken a turn for the worse. They told

family made their way to the exclusive VIP ward, which was a bright and spacious room. It had been fitted with two beds instead of one, and the two elders were lying in their respective beds. The nurses on standby saw them

don’t buy a word the doctors are saying. I know you two are gonna wake up. Do you remember Danielle, your granddaughter? You both adored her. She’s back now. You really should see her. She’s gorgeous, and she’s everything a parent

to the side as she looked at her unresponsive grandparents. She didn’t feel any ounce of sadness. In fact, she felt the opposite.

two old farts had strongly opposed, and they

Come say hi to them," Vivian said

to the beds

come to