After the injection, Little Nina soon drifted off to sleep.

Briony carefully settled her daughter onto the hospital bed and raised the guardrail.

James left to fetch some essentials from home.

This hospital stay would last at least four or five days.

Now, only Briony and Little Nina remained in the room.

Blair waited outside, his watchful eyes glancing at the closed door.

Briony gazed at her sleeping daughter, reaching out to gently caress Nina's soft cheek.

After a moment, she turned and walked toward the door.

She opened it.

Blair immediately looked over, his concern evident as he blurted out, almost without thinking, "Is Little Nina alright?"

Briony lingered in the doorway, regarding him in silence.

There was a searching look in her eyes.

Blair stiffened, suddenly wary.

He lowered his gaze, standing straight and respectful. "I'm sorry, Ms. Kensington.

I shouldn't have addressed your daughter so informally."

"Blair."

"Yes, ma'am?"

"You seem awfully concerned about my daughter."

hesitated. "...She's

plenty of sweet kids out there." Briony's tone was calm, her eyes steady. "Do you worry about every

replied after a

smile. "Well,

Blair fell silent.

else you need to

as safe as home-I

Briony didn't argue further.

closed the door

side, Blair's eyes flickered

against the door, her heart

Could it be him?

Was it really him?

said he couldn't leave Switzerland

her face, trying to

entrance,

a

James's hand.

Little Nina," James replied, still oblivious to the hawthorn candy incident and feeling no need to be guarded with

Ferdinand frowned. "Bryn

to bother you when you're busy making deals

was James's take,

perfectly well why Briony no longer turned to

like that,"

sigh. "Weet each other

known but she still

at

just how she is. She's the same

with the

had tried more than once to

to move

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