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

around her laughed. Even Nicholas looked at her and gave a relaxed

tense when I had been sitting there.

enough

sadness wormed its way inside of

was sick. I needed to get to her and find out what was going

hallway outside the

said. She kept pace with me as we rushed back to

bedroom.

this happen?”

maid seemed as confused as me. “She seemed fine until about an hour ago. The fever came

first she was

bed, the blankets pulled up to her chest. She had a cold

feet away from the bed, speaking softly with

to her side. I touched the back of my fingers to her

tear slipped out from one closed eyeild and

here now.

my presence, enough to fall

glanced at the second maid, who was diligent in holding that compress and watching Elva. Confident she would alert me if something else occurred, I stepped back from the bed

words to each other and looked at

expression. The other had a pitying

a fever?” I asked. “What’s her

each other, then back at

treatment plan,” the blank one

must have misheard. “Excuse

a

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