Mission To Remarry

The crowd inhaled sharply as fear crept into their hearts.

“No wonder Mrs. Farwell's arteries became so narrow,” someone muttered under their breath.

Peregrine had a keen hearing, and he lifted his feet to deliver a light kick on that person's leg. “Why didn't you look more into it if you've already discovered that?”

That person was not expecting a kick from Peregrine, but he was not at all angry about it. In fact, he was embarrassed.

After all, Peregrine was the role model they admired back when they were younger. It was an honor to be taught a lesson by their role model.

The person lowered his head and told Peregrine what happened the night before adding, “We've already done all the tests we could, but we couldn't find what was making Mrs. Farwell's arteries narrow and expand. It's only after your diagnosis did we realize what was going on.”

A beat later, he continued guiltily, “Mrs. Farwell was fine during her stay in the hospital up until last night. She returned to her initial state after our treatment. There was nothing strange at all.”

“The lack of anything strange is what's strangest!” Peregrine kept his hands behind his back as a grave expression crossed his face. “Dangerous changes are going on in her, but you doctors didn't even realize that!”

their heads lowered.

Without realizing it, he began to explain Roxanne's condition in detail to them.

confused by his explanation. “Old Mr. Lomax, we know about that, but what do we do now?”

how clear I've made things out to be? Find

that, and the doctors quickly inclined their heads before working on their

continued to watch them with somber eyes as the other doctors busied away. At the same time, there was a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

do you think Roxanne

crestfallen as he listened to Peregrine's

came back to his senses and

his past students. Without realizing it,

as

hospital bed, Peregrine asked, “Who

with you. Roxanne is my wife and the mother to my three

were respectful but assertive.