The Day I Stopped Waiting Was the Day He Started Begging novel Chapter 94

The little girl wasn't shy with strangers at all. No matter how much Seraphina teased her, she just giggled softly.

"What a sweet little girl. So well-behaved."

Seraphina turned and finally noticed Madeline standing there, immediately catching her pale expression.

"Madeline, what's wrong? Didn't you have things to do?"

She watched as Madeline's eyes stayed locked on the child, which only added to her confusion.

"It's nothing."

Felicity laughed, a teasing edge to her voice. "I bet Madeline saw York holding someone else's kid and got upset. Or maybe she misunderstood the situation."

"This child looks to be about a year old. The timeline matches up perfectly with when York left the Capital."

The speaker might have feigned innocence, but the listener heard the poison.

Madeline fought to keep her temper in check.

"Ms. Xavier, this is my friend's child."

It finally dawned on Seraphina that the 'errand' Madeline mentioned was visiting this little girl.

"What's wrong with her? Is it serious?"

Seraphina genuinely loved children, and her tone softened with pity.

"You poor little sweetheart, having to be in a hospital at such a young age."

Evie bit her lip, looking at Madeline standing by the door, and said in her tiny, milky voice,

"Not hurt."

"So brave."

Seraphina asked, "Where is your friend? Why hasn't she come to pick her up?"

"She's handling the paperwork. She asked me to come up and check on her first."

Seraphina nodded, suddenly putting the pieces together.

"Is it Sloane's child? You two kept that a spectacular secret. I've seen that girl so many times and never suspected a thing."

Madeline's social circle was exceptionally small, a fact Seraphina was well aware of.

Besides, the Suttons were a prominent family, moving in the exact same high-society circles.