Chapter 0012
I took another step. “I don’t want anyone to get in trouble.”
Mark’s eyes went wide again. He looked to Nicholas.
Nicholas’s jaw was clenched, a hard line. He stared at me like he wanted me to take back my words.
When I didn’t, he said, “No one will get in trouble.”
“Thank you,” I said.
He seemed even more annoyed by my thanks, eyes hard.
Mark quickly excused himself.
Nicholas also backed to the door. “If there is anything else you need…”
“Wait,” I said. I glanced over my shoulder, at Elva’s legs kicking out from the comforter.
Nicholas followed the length of my gaze but didn’t otherwise move an inch.
I approached him. Voice soft, I said, “Elva has a few health issues. Lately, she’s been suffering from
recurrent pneumonia..
Julian had made it seem like acquiring a doctor for Elva would be a simple task, but now, facing
Nicholas and his dour expression, I felt nervousness bubble within me.
“She needs a doctor –”
“She’ll have one.” His reply came with no hesitation.
Despite our differences, he was still a good man.
Not everything changed over the past three years, then. The thought gave me comfort.
Thank you,” I said.
He nodded, then left me.
When Nicholas and the soldiers had gone, I returned to Elva and found her fast asleep in her blanket Jon. It had been a long, tiring day, and she was still recovering. She needed all the sleep she could get.
Garefully, I lifted her from under the chair and carried her toward the king–sized bed. She stirred some while Blowered her down, but the minute her little b*dy touched the plush mattress, she sighed and fel
I sat on the edge of the bed and watched her for a while.
I still wasn’t set on staying here, but… if she could get a regular doctor to check her over, and without the burden of medical bills… how could I deny her that?
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