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

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

felt comfortable enough to enjoy

kind of sadness wormed its way inside of

get to her and find out what

my maids was in the hallway outside the dining room,

her now,” the maid said. She kept pace with me as we rushed back

bedroom.

this happen?” I

fine

thought at first she

up to her chest.

few feet away from the

touched the back of my fingers

A tear slipped out from one closed eyeild and talled

here now.

seemed soothed by 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

words to each other and

The other had a

a fever?” I

each other, then back at

treatment plan,” the

must have misheard.

a

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