Brittany gripped his hand tightly. "Dad, I'm so sorry."

She felt guilty for putting Yuri in such a difficult position.

Yuri squeezed her hand gently. "I've seen how Isaac treats you, sweetheart. Handing you over to him puts my mind at ease."

Certainly more at ease than entrusting her to Eltham.

From a certain perspective, Eltham was just too enigmatic. Despite his outward charm and grace, how could someone raised in the royal circles not be cunning?

Brittany leaned on Yuri's shoulder, her heart filled with unease.

She barely slept all night, until the first light of dawn made her realize that today was the day of her medical check-up.

She lingered in bed for a while, then got up, washed, and got ready.

Eltham was already there early in the morning, waiting for her in the living room.

Seeing her come downstairs, he stood up. "All set?"

Brittany smiled. "All set."

and felt concerned. "You've slimmed down recently. Are you okay? Haven't been sick, have you?" He never mentioned the car accident, and Brittany didn't bring

if

been resting well," she

packed breakfast, and Eltham, ever thoughtful,

their departing figures, feeling a sense

to Eltham, Brittany seemed naturally frail,

been waiting

Private Hospital was

been in the spotlight. His choice of Brittany as a

Craneville extremely optimistic

hospital was tight. Upon

was thorough. Brittany, who was afraid of needles, ended up with tears in her eyes from the pain, which made Eltham very distressed. He

see she's

looked a bit helpless. "Your Highness,

Brittany felt weak. Eltham handed her a warm glass of milk. Despite feeling nauseous, she drank it and sat on the bench outside: "Thank you." Eltham opened the insulated box

at his

her distraction, Eltham called

"Don't you need

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