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

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

felt comfortable enough to enjoy

wormed its way inside of

to get to her and find out what

my maids was in the hallway outside the dining room,

the maid said. She kept pace with

bedroom.

this happen?” I

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

first she was

was in the bed, the blankets pulled up to her chest. She had a cold compress on her forehead, held in place by my

doctors, presumably, stood a few feet away from the bed, speaking softly

the back of my fingers to her cheek.

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

Mommy’s here now. It’s going to

soothed by my presence,

who was diligent in holding that compress and watching Elva. Confident she would alert

hushed words to each other and

other had

Elva have a fever?” I asked. “What’s

doctors glanced at each other,

is no treatment plan,” the blank

have

a

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