Beyond the Divorce

She listened attentively until I finished and said, "Thank them for me."

"Forget about Michelle. Thanking her would be as useful as jumping into a pool of mud. But you need to thank Theo. You have no idea what he did. He got beaten up by the Chandler family's servants many times just to find out exactly where you were." "The Chandler family?" Beatrice looked at me, her gaze wandering. I knew she was thinking about something.

Just then, a soft knock on the door interrupted us. I quickly got up to answer and saw Finn standing outside. He looked especially spirited today, well-groomed, cleanly shaved, and handsome.

"Is she awake?" he asked gently.

I nodded. "Yes, she's awake!"

I glanced at the spot where he had been bitten yesterday, asking, "Are you okay? Did the doctor take care of it?"

He nodded quickly. "No problem. It's been taken care of. It's just a scratch."

I thought that he definitely wasn't telling the whole truth. He had been lucky to avoid a bad injury given what happened yesterday.

He didn't seem to want to come in and asked, "Do you guys want something to eat? I asked my aunt to make some soup. You should all have some. Also... I...I arranged for a traditional medicine doctor. It was my mom's idea. She said traditional medicine is better for situations like this."

grateful for

suddenly become so shy

head. I pulled him inside, saying, "Come

dragged Finn inside and we walked in together. Beatrice stared at Finn,

around after she had left the hospital

looked at Beatrice lying on the bed. She seemed much better today, and he was visibly relieved. He awkwardly said to Beatrice, "You look much better today. Um... I came to ask if you guys wanted to eat

his home, Beatrice. Finn arranged all

before saying, "I

I attended Mrs. Helen's funeral. I

seemed she could remember events from many

you," Beatrice apologized softly. "And thank you for letting

had also become faster and more coherent, although her voice still sounded hoarse,

her gratitude away. "Don't say that! I'm fine. It doesn't hurt at all.

here, you can stay

as long as she wanted? I hoped Beatrice could stay here for good.