"I raised little Nina myself-I know her health better than anyone. I understand you don't want to trouble me, but when a child is sick, nothing else matters. You can't let your worries get in the way."

Briony fell silent at those words.

James walked over to the window and gently touched Nina's forehead. "Feels like her fever's gone down a little."

"Yeah. Dr. Jarvis just stopped by again-he said her condition is stable for now."

James nodded. "That's good."

Ferdinand asked, "Is it pneumonia?"

"Bronchial pneumonia," James replied.

Ferdinand said, "Let me check her pulse. I'll prepare some medicine and apply it

to the right pressure points-it should help her recover faster."

"You're always so busy. Really, you don't have to go out of your way."

looked at Briony. "Bryn, do you really

long moment. At last, she said quietly,

you still

Briony kept

exchange between Briony and Ferdinand, feeling an

his expression turn

closed, James couldn't hold back any longer. He turned to Briony. "What's going on with

realizing she

him about

he do something like

either," Briony said softly, "but

would he want

to my past, something that keeps me from

what he was hearing. "So just because you rejected him, he went after your child? How did he become like this? I actually

was in Havenport. When I woke up, I was in Ferdinand's hotel suite. He said he rescued me, but I

speechless. Nothing in life

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