The Daughter in the Shadows (by Una Norris) novel Chapter 46

Chapter 46 Burnt Bridges

Wyatt ignored Paul completely. He reached for his cane with some effort, then helped Yunice to her feet.

Finished

She clutched her head, dizzy and unsteady. The two of them looked just as battered–only by leaning on each other could they stay upright.

With one arm wrapped around her waist, Wyatt frowned and said in a low voice, “Come with me.”

Staggering and limping, the two of them made their way forward as Paul took his beating in silence.

He shielded his head with both hands, but his eyes stayed fixed on Yunice’s back, burning with resentment.

He couldn’t understand it. Why was Yunice leaving with that cripple? Why had she taken the hit for Wyatt? She used to shield him

from harm…

Did she really fall for Wyatt

They’d spent eighteen years side by side. How could she fall for someone else so easily?

By the time Wyatt and Yunice reached their room, she was half–unconscious.

Jordan came running over, shocked. “What happened to her!”

Still holding Yunice up, Wyatt swiped the keycard with his free hand and said, “Get the doctor.”

Then he nudged the door open with his cane, his whole body straining to support her weight.

Jordan hesitated. “You sure you’ve got her?”

Wyatt turned back. “Why are you still here? Go get the director. Him personally.”

jordan gave up trying to help. “Fine.”

Only after he left did Wyatt get Yunice onto the bed.

Her face was flushed, and her breathing fast. Wyatt sat beside her and touched her forehead.

She was burning hot.

He remembered the ginger soup she hadn’t gotten a chance to drink. She must’ve already been coming down with something–yet she still held it together long enough to save Madam Johnson.

Wyatt’s thoughts twisted into knots as he slipped off her shoes and tucked the blanket around her.

When Director Jake arrived to examine Yunice, Wyatt stepped out to talk with Jordan in the hallway.

Jordan looked uneasy. “Paul took a real beating. Someone from the Powell family came to pick him up.” Wyatt still hadn’t calmed down. If anything, he thought Paul got off too easy.

Jordan offered a suggestion. “Wyatt, maybe fake some injuries yourself. Otherwise, the Powell family”

The Powell patriarch was fiercely protective of his bloodline. Paul was his only direct heir, and he’d made it clear that all family assets would eventually be handed down to him.

Over an hour passed before Jake finally came out of the room. “Wyatt.”

Both men looked at him.

Jake glanced at Wyatt–he’d been standing the whole time?

Wyatt’s eyes grew impatient, so Jake cleared his thoughts and began his report. “Ms. Saunders has a high fever from catching a chill. But I also found several untreated internal injuries. Honestly, they look like signs of long–term abuse.”

Jake’s voice hardened. At this point, he’d gained a lot of respect for Yunice–and the idea of her being mistreated genuinely pissed him off.

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