Chapter 0021

After receiving Susie’s news, I needed a moment to catch my breath. I didn’t understand. The royal

doctor had already examined Elva, as recently as the day before. How could she have a fever again?

Wouldn’t the doctor have detected any anomalies before they fully formed?

Those questions would have to wait. For now, all I knew was my daughter was sick and I had to get to

I

I

gett

her.

I pushed away my soup bowl, and apologized to those around me. “I’m sorry. There’s an emergency. I

have to go.

Susie squeezed my arm, then returned to her chair.

As I hurried toward the exit, I glanced back at the table.

A bold girl had already slid herself into my abandoned seat. She must have said a joke, because the

Nicholas looked at her and gave

tense when I had been sitting there. But

enough

sadness wormed its way inside of me, but I pushed it

I needed to get to her

my maids was in the hallway outside the dining room, waiting for

said.

bedroom.

this happen?” I

fine until

first she was just

up to her chest. She had a cold

away from the bed, speaking softly with

I touched the

was weak. A tear slipped out from one closed eyeild and talled down her

now.

soothed by my presence, enough

Confident she would alert me if something else occurred, I stepped back from

their hushed words to each other and looked

The other had a

fever?” I asked. “What’s

glanced at each other,

plan,” the blank one

must have misheard. “Excuse

a

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