O
oy-chubby, light pink with long ears. I grabbed the toy
he mall when I saw her growing frustrated at the claw machine. I stopped to wat
ver to the token machi
ed help?"
d at me, her eyes wi
aid. "I'm just p
onvinced. "Fine, but can
Then she stepped a
st one try, grabbed the stuffed
she exc
ed it to her. "It's ugly. I don't like i
e you sure you don't want it?" s
t me," I replied, tr
n I'll just keep
She rejected everything I gave her, but I always came up
ister handed me the package from Emma. The timing couldn't have been worse. My dad and I were in the middle of a heated argume
ng at the company and openly expressed his desire to take on the CEO position. I didn't want to c
hen a girl suddenly ran in fron
shed to check on her. She looked up
I gently asked,
uries. She seemed fine, only a few bruises on
py. "I'm fine, Dr. Morgan. But can you check if
brows. She s
I whispere
ce. But it seems like our schedules didn't align, because I
gerous that was? If I hadn't stopped in time, you might
ith, wondering why her guardian had
t to say something when
nna
ward her. She hugged Hannah tightl
ppy's okay, too," she said,
palm, and a tear slid down her fa
ly shaken. I understood her reaction; any parent would be terrif
sitated. Perhaps she fear
. I'll take you and your daughter to
to trouble you. I can take her myse
. Normally, a parent in this situation would insist on being d
accident victims appear fine but have internal injuries that are m
is my patien
t to get in the car. They sat in the back s
She had fair skin, which seemed even fairer in her blue dress. I felt an odd
al, I asked a nurse to assist
minal CT scan, and since she was under my
ghter looks just like
s mom lowered her hea
e. You can wait outside. I'll stay with
and stepp
ttle girl wit
Morgan's g
Dr. Morga
ected Ava, he said he liked women with
now Dr. Morgan had
ade a scene when Dr. Morgan rejected her, despite all
of Dr. Morgan's. The little girl is about five or six, an
while Hannah was undergoing the test. There
came back normal, with only the bruises on her palms and knees as reminders of th
help, Dr. Morgan," H
my card. Feel free to contac
smile and took
ldn't help but ask as they
s mothe
. We came to you for a consultation before because my daughter has a hear
e was something oddly familiar about her that I
be forgetful, Hannah'
aughter's hand and walked away. As they l
o much like you. Your whole family is good-look
ow. "Really? Does
en asking if she was a relative or even my daughter. I couldn't help but chuckle to myself, imagi
, I realized she was cute. Even after our brief e
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