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?"

"Yes.

bring her back

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

as he looked at her. "Alright. Then I’ll go with

respond, her phone buzzed. It was

other end, Emery’s voice was calm but urgent. "Danielle, someone just placed an order on the Black

hint of amusement flickering in her expression. "Only ten million dollars, huh? I thought I’d be worth

here’s the kicker. You know this person. Want to guess who

"Who?" Danielle asked, intrigued.

sister, Audrey," Emery said, his

a few days, and