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Chapter 217

Chapter 217

Chapter 217

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Jackson’s black Mercedes waited outside, engine purring-he’d gotten there quicker than she’d expected.

Once inside, he glanced at Zinnia in the passenger seat. His thoughts wandered to her upbringing in that poor, remote town-where the fanciest ride was an electric scooter. Without thinking, he asked, “Need help with that seatbelt?”

But his worry was overblown. Sure, she’d grown up isolated, but she’d been with the Shaws long enough to know how a seatbelt worked. Still, he couldn’t help treating her like some helpless kid.

The way he talked to her like she was five made Zinnia bite back an eye roll. She jammed the

buckle in herself.

Jackson caught the faintest hint of annoyance from her.

“Alright, let’s go,” he said, firing up the engine. The Mercedes rolled smooth as silk out of the

gates.

Outside, the trees blurred past. Exhaustion hit Zinnia hard—she yawned, curling into the seat as sleep took her.

The meds had left her drained and achy. Rest couldn’t come soon enough.

At the hospital, she’d been thinking about leaving the Shaw family. Meanwhile, her body ached and her mind wouldn’t settle, making sleep impossible.

Jackson looked at the small girl curled up in the seat, his heart softening a little. She could be tough sometimes, but now she looked so fragile that it made him want to protect her.

He’d never met Zinnia before. When the Shaws got her back, he was overseas handling company business.

His grandparents had dragged him back home for Zinnia’s birthday, insisting he couldn’t miss it. But when he arrived at the Shaw residence with them, Zinnia was nowhere to be

found.

probably upset about not having

about throwing two parties? This is Zinnia’s first

can’t even get one? The poor girl’s never had a proper birthday before. Making them share is

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matters worse, no one had even announced Zinnia’s existence. Everyone at the party still thought it was all

out, she went to

born on the same day. The previous celebration had been Zinnia’s, yet Betty hadn’t objected, so she saw no need for Zinnia

the time, Sofia stood stunned by Maelis’s casual attitude. Her repeated questions about Zinnia’s whereabouts met only

mysterious absence and Maelis’s insensitive remarks, she finally grabbed Henry’s arm and left in frustration. They hadn’t traveled all this way to watch Betty command

knew nothing about

Sofia heard, she sent Jackson to the Shaw residence. Now, seeing Zinnia’s condition, Jackson knew with cold certainty-if

every instinct screamed that

about a fever. His

her flushed cheeks for anger rather than recognizing the severe

a blanket over her, then hit the gas while calling Charlie Lynn,

Zinnia’s cousin and a doctor-his coming to check

family. If the Shaws wouldn’t appreciate her, his family would. And

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outside the Lynn residence when Jackson arrived with Zinnia. Seeing how pale she looked in his arms, they immediately asked,

inside, her breathing hot and labored. Henry and Sofia felt terrible seeing

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a fever,” Jackson explained.

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