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Elliot drew a deep breath as he lay in the intensive care unit of
Havenlight Hospital.
It seemed as if he was the only person in the world who had yet to
meet Wynter, his long-lost sister. Everyone else had already met her,
as far as he knew.
He glanced at Ryan despondently. “Hey, Mr. Lloyd. Shouldn’t Grandpa
at least bring Wynter here to visit me?”
“Mr. Quinnell did come by, but you were asleep,” Ryan said as he
peeled an apple for Elliot. “Alexis told me Wynter’s been taking care of
Mr. Quinnell after his condition relapsed.”
Elliot had a deadpan look as his gaze flickered down to his bandaged
shoulder. “I need someone to take care of me too.”
“Mr. Elliot,” Ryan chided quietly with a smile. “Your grandfather has
finally reunited with Ms. Quinnell. I’m sure he’ll remember you after a few days and come to visit you. Just be patient.”
Elliot chuckled. “I guess Grandpa hasn’t changed at all.”
Ryan grinned and made no reply.
“Well, that’s probably for the best,” Elliot said with approval. “At least then everybody will know who’s the real heiress of the Quinnell family.
Hearing this, Ryan handed Elliot the freshly peeled apple and
explained, “The thing is, your father called Mr. Quinnell this morning
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and suggested that the Quinnells hold a family meeting.
“He plans to formally adopt Ms. Naomi, and you can imagine how furious your grandfather is about that.”
Elliot frowned at this as emotions flickered in his eyes. “Why is Dad
even considering adopting Naomi? Doesn’t he know Wynter has been
Ryan quickly motioned for Elliot to keep his voice down. “Mr. Quinnell
didn’t tell your father that Ms. Quinnell has been found.”
Most of the Quinnells were sharp and intuitive, not airheads. Elliot
understood at once the implication behind Ryan’s words.
“Is there something bothering Grandpa?” Elliot guessed.
Ryan did not hold back for once. “Everything went smoothly when we started tracking down Ms. Quinnell this time. But halfway through, we kept feeling as if someone was sabotaging us and always stayed one step ahead of us.
“We knew Granite Village was a treacherous place, and the strange
topography of Havenlight County made looking for Ms. Quinnell even
harder.
“Nevertheless, Mr. Quinnell and I knew there was another reason why our operations kept getting hindered -someone else was trying to stop us from bringing Ms. Quinnell home!”
Elliot clenched his right fist when he heard this. A dangerous look flashed in his eyes as he bit out, “Who?”
“We haven’t found any potential leads, so we’re only guessing at this point.” Ryan glanced at Elliot. “There’s a storm brewing in Kingbourne.
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Come home if you can, Mr. Elliot.”
“I will,” Elliot said, his gaze dark. “I can’t believe someone would target Grandpa. What do they take the Quinnells for? Chopped liver?”
Ryan laughed. “Naturally, Mr. Quinnell is tougher than he looks. His only concern is that Ms. Quinnell wouldn’t get the support she needs
if she comes home with us to Kingbourne.”
Intelligent as he was, Elliot stared at Ryan and remarked, “You really
care for Wynter, don’t you, Mr. Lloyd?”
Ryan blinked. “Oh, I… uh…”
“Thank you, Mr. Lloyd.” Elliot beamed. “It’s no wonder Wynter likes you
so much. You’ve been a far better brother to her than any of her
actual brothers have, myself included.”
Elliot could only hope that Wynter would continue meeting people
who were as kind as Ryan down the road.
He was well aware of what she had gone through. Fanny and
Dickson, the wretched couple from the mountains, were worse th
devils.
Elliot and his brothers would have greatly failed Wynter if they
couldn’t promise her security and comfort after her return.
After a moment of thought, Elliot clicked into a group text named
The Bandits” on his phone.
A conversation was already well underway, and the person who was
sending the most messages was none other than his younger
brother, Tobias Quinnell.
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Tobias’ text read, “Hey, guys, don’t just ignore me! Look at all the crap
they’re saying about me! Don’t you feel sorry for me?”