"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."

busy." Ferdinand looked at Briony. "Bryn, do you really think I'd

lips together, staring at him for a long moment. At last, she said quietly, "I've always believed that you truly care for

still poisoned

thought, Briony kept

between Briony and Ferdinand, feeling an odd sense that something was

the other end made his expression turn grave.

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

she couldn't hide it

about the hawthorn

was stunned. "But—that's Ferdinand! How could he do something like that to

softly, "but the test results proved it. He tampered with the

why would he want to hurt little

kids as a tie to my past, something that keeps me from moving on. He's made it clear how he feels about me, and I turned

he went

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

was speechless. Nothing in life

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