Chapter 0022

I

Forcing my voice level, I asked, “Why wasn’t I previously informed that Elva was suffering from a

terminal illness?”

The pitying one pushed his glasses up his nose with his index finger. “Perhaps we were optimistic before. But she has since taken a turn for the worst. We aren’t fortunetellers, ma’am.”

That wasn’t what I wanted to hear. “So you won’t treat her? At all?”

The pitying one shrugged. “What’s the point?” He placed his hand on my shoulder, and it took everything within me not to shove him away. “Giving up now is for the best. You’ll see that soon enough.”

“I will never agree with that,” I said. “Elva is worth saving. At least try. Please. I’m begging you.

The doctor with the pitying look shook his head. He called to his colleague. “We’re done here.” a

“No…” My legs went weak.

As one doctor walked straight out the door, the other, the one with the blank expression stopped at my

side.

In a whisper that no one else could hear, she told me, “Perhaps leaving the palace would be better for

her.”

I looked at her in confusion, but she offered no further explanation. She left the room without glancing

back

Was she insinuating that someone here might have done something to Elva? Or was she saying that no one here would help her because of who she was?

I collapsed. I would have likely banged my knees on the floor if my maid hadn’t caught me and helped.

me down.

What was I going to do? I couldn’t let Elva die! Even if she was sick enough… even if it was fated… didn’t

she deserve some treatment?

The poor girl was in pain!

Miss Piper said the second maid from Elva’s bedside,

Aluson I pushed myself back to my feet and scrambled to Elva’s side: Her little hand was reaching out

in both of mine

“It’s okay, honey. Mommy’s here now. It’s going to be okay.”

She seemed soothed by my presence, enough to fall asleep.

I glanced at the second maid, who was diligent in holding that compress and watching Elva. Confident she would alert me if something else occurred, I stepped back from the bed to consult with the doctors.

them, they stopped their hushed words to each other and

a fever?” I

doctors glanced at each

no treatment plan,” the blank

must have

condescending smile. I hated him more than anyone else in

at that moment.

“We hope you will see reason, and give

My temper flared hot. “You are talking about

that needs

of survival,”

her

they would refuse to help a child? Why hadn’t that been mentioned earlier? Julian had made it seem like they would take care of

now, here they were, saying she didn’t deserve a chance to

you tell me this before?” I asked. My voice was

already, and no one said a thing about her having a

need to shout,” said the pitying one.

expression crossed her

out shaking. I wanted to scream

sake, I had

I

Chapter 0022

I previously informed that Elva was

terminal illness?”

his nose with his index

since taken a turn

hear. “So

one shrugged. “What’s the point?” He placed his hand on my

him away. “Giving up now

agree with that,” I said. “Elva is worth saving. At least try. Please. I’m begging

with the pitying look shook his head. He called to his colleague.

legs went

other, the

side.

else could hear, she

her.”

she offered no

back

done something to Elva? Or was

here would help her because of who she

would have likely banged my knees on the

me down.

die! Even if she was sick enough… even if it was

she deserve some treatment?

girl was

Piper,” said the second maid from

myself back to my feet and scrambled to Elva’s side. Her little hand was

“It hurts…”

was a lie, but how could I let her believe that none of these monsters would

peeked at me through her lashes.

me yelling?

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