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

Even Nicholas looked at her

in my chest. He’d been so tense when I had

felt comfortable enough to enjoy

bitter kind of sadness wormed its way inside of me,

needed to get to her and find

hallway outside the dining room, waiting

royal doctors are in with her now,” the maid said. She kept pace

bedroom.

did this

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

We thought at first

pulled up to her chest. She had a cold compress on her

feet away from the

to her side. I touched the back of

A tear slipped out from one closed eyeild

now. It’s going to be

my presence,

diligent in holding that compress and watching Elva. Confident she would alert me if something else

they stopped their hushed words

expression. The other

I asked.

doctors glanced at each other,

treatment plan,” the

have misheard. “Excuse

a

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