"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."

Ferdinand looked at Briony. "Bryn, do you

her lips together, staring at him for a long moment. At

still

Briony kept

the exchange between Briony and Ferdinand, feeling an odd

was said on the other end made his expression turn grave. "I'll be there right away,"

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

realizing she couldn't hide it from James

told him about

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

"but the test results proved it.

why would he want to

he sees the 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

because you rejected him, he went after your child? How did he become like this?

was kidnapped while I was in Havenport. When I woke up, I was in Ferdinand's hotel suite. He said he rescued me, but I can't

life ever

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