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

looked at her and gave

been so tense when I had been sitting there. But now, in my

felt comfortable enough to

wormed its way inside of me, but I pushed

get to

my maids was in the hallway

said. She kept pace

bedroom.

this happen?”

fine until about an hour ago. The fever came on

at first

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

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

touched the back of

out from one closed eyeild and talled down her

honey. Mommy’s here now. It’s going

by my presence,

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

hushed words to each

expression. The other had

Elva have a fever?” I

doctors glanced at each other, then

plan,” the blank

have

a

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