Not A Small-Town Girl

Chapter 25

After dinner, Danielle felt completely stuffed. David had kept piling food onto her plate, and somehow, she’d kept eating.

Woody approached her, holding a folder with Tara’s medical records. "Miss Darling, here are Tara’s records," he said respectfully.

"Woody, you can just call me Danielle," she replied with a small smile.

"Of course, Miss Darling," Woody said, bowing slightly.

Danielle felt a bit awkward but let it go. She opened the file and reviewed the records carefully. After a few moments, she looked up and said calmly, "Logan, Tara’s condition isn’t as dire as it seems. I can perform the surgery."

Logan’s eyes widened in disbelief. For months, countless doctors had told him there was little hope, and he’d been preparing for the worst. "Danielle, are you sure? Do you really think she can recover?"

reassuring. "Yes.

send someone to bring her back

need for that," Danielle replied. "I can go to her. It’ll be less stressful for her to

small smile as he looked at her. "Alright. Then I’ll

was Emery. She glanced

urgent. "Danielle, someone just placed

in her expression. "Only ten million dollars,

chuckled softly. "Well, here’s the kicker. You know this person. Want to guess who it

"Who?" Danielle asked, intrigued.

Audrey," Emery said, his tone dripping with

wasn’t entirely surprised. She’d only been back for a few days, and Audrey had already shown