Chapter 0080
When I awoke, I was surprised to find myself in my own bed, while the physician tended to Elva beside
I looked around the room, but Nicholas was gone. I wondered how long he stayed. Likely not for very
long. He did dislike me, after all.
Still, he had been kind to stay at all, even with all the layers of hurt between us. He had been kind to me
last night, and I would not soon forget it.
I rose and dressed, and by the time I was done, the physician was ready to talk to me.
“She should have a full recovery. She will need to rest for a day or so. Her b*dy is fatigued from fighting
off her illness so hard.”
I thanked her, though my relief did not fully squash my guilt. Elva had only been in danger at all because
of my inability to protect her. If I had stayed away from her until I was absolutely certain I was healed, she
might never have gotten sick.
The thoughts plagued me even after the physician exited the room. No sooner had she gone than Mark
entered.
“All of the girls are being summoned into the parlor room,” he said.
I knew, with the distinct lack of pitter–patter of rain against the window, that it was not storming outside.
My deal would, as expected, end in failure. But at least Elva was safe for now, no matter what would
become of me in the days ahead.
“Will you stay with Elva?” I asked Mark.
“Yes.”
I nodded. “Thank you.”
With that reassurance, I left the room and made my way down to the parlor, where most of the other
girls were already waiting. They whispered as I entered, and I heard echoes of the deal I had made. Word
of it, it seemed, had already spread through the palace.
The royal family stood on a raised platform at the far side of the room. Nathan was among them,
nearest a microphone.
I was alone where I stood. No one would talk to me. At least, not until Susie arrived. She rushed to me
with a concern filled expression.
When I explained what had happened, but how she is better now, Susie looked relieved.
“I was worried when I heard,” Susie said. “Thank God her fever broke.”
My stomach twisted into a knot. Since I had lost the bet, at the very least I would be embarrassed. I’d
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