Love Burnt Baby Stayed (by Nina R.Calder) novel Chapter 290

Chapter 290

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As soon as Nina finished speaking, Miranda, sitting right next to Loren, lit up with excitement. “Really, Aunt Nina? I can actually go to Betrico with you?”

Nina paused for a few seconds. “But you need to be mentally prepared.”

Miranda was stunned for a moment, but quickly got what Nina was saying. She nodded firmly. “Yeah, I’ve been ready for this for a long time.

“I’ve been training with Falconer, and I’ve made a lot of progress. I’m still not as good as Philip, but I can diagnose basic illnesses now.”

Nina already knew all this.

Falconer gave her daily updates on Miranda’s progress.

Nina had to admit that Scarlet’s genes were really something else.

Miranda had been stuck in the Hawthorne family for over ten years, never getting a real chance at an education.

She only started actually learning after she came to Riverdale, and it had only been a few months.

During that time, Nina brought in professors from every field imaginable to cram lessons into Miranda’s schedule. Her days were packed from dawn till dusk.

She barely got four hours of sleep a night.

Nina had thought Miranda wouldn’t be able to stick with it.

But not only did she stick with it, but she was picking things up at lightning speed.

Miranda was basically starting from scratch, going from elementary school all the way to high school in just a few months.

The workload was insane. On top of that, she was training in martial arts with Falconer and learning medical theory from Philip.

She was practically studying even while she ate.

Nina had never given Miranda an IQ test, but judging by how she was doing, she was definitely smarter than most people. Nina didn’t respond to Miranda. Instead, she turned to Loren. “Loren, there’s something I need to tell you up front. Taking Miranda to Betrico this time is going to be dangerous.”

Loren’s head snapped up. “Is it about Shirley?”

Nina nodded. “Yeah, we’ve got some news. I’m planning to have Miranda take the lead-”

Before she could finish, Loren cut her off, “Do what you think is best. I trust you. You wouldn’t bring it up if you weren’t

sure.”

A smile tugged at Nina’s lips. Talking to smart people was just so much easier.

Nina looked at Miranda. “So, do you have the guts?”

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“I do!” Miranda replied, her expression dead serious. “I’ve been working my ass off these past few months, picking up every skill I could, all for this day. I want my mom to see that her daughter is not a failure!”

“All right,” Nina said, then turned to Philip. “Pack your stuff too. You’re coming with me to Betrico in a couple of days.”

Philip jumped at the chance. He couldn’t be happier.

He’d become Nina’s student for one reason: to learn medicine directly from her.

But Nina was always swamped. Even with daily video calls from Riverdale, it just wasn’t cutting it. He wanted to be right by her side, learning face-to-face.

Once they finished talking business, Loren and Melody insisted on having Nina and Ryan stay for dinner.

They couldn’t say no, so they agreed.

After dinner, Nina and Ryan headed back.

After Samuel’s death anniversary tomorrow, Nina and Ryan would be heading back to Betrico.

Ever since she got back, Nina had been swamped with work and hadn’t had much time to spend with Sarah.

Before she left, she wanted to make sure she spent some real quality time with her grandma.

When Nina and Ryan got back, Sarah was sitting alone in the backyard, just gazing at the trees, lost in thought.

Ryan stepped up and put his arm around Nina’s shoulders, said quietly, “Go talk to Sarah. I’ll go find Ethan and talk over some business stuff.”

“Silly girl, you’re doing this for the country. You don’t need to apologize to me,” Sarah said with a sigh. “But Nina, you have grown up, and I don’t have as much time with you as I’d like

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