Chapter 287

Back in the hospital room, the atmosphere was still a bit tense. Neither the man nor the woman mentioned anything about what had happened in the exam room. Only little Georgia seemed carefree, all smiles. She didn’t have to go to school and treated the hospital like her own playground. Still, she was well-behaved. When Ruby Henderson needed to rest, Georgia would quietly read picture books on the couch or watch over her baby sister by the crib. Sometimes she’d even fetch a diaper or two—such a little helper. After the check-up, Daniel Richards headed straight back to the office. The room settled into a quiet, warm kind of stillness. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. Georgia sprang off the couch, volunteering quickly, “I’ll go get it!” She opened the door to see a man standing there—the one who might’ve been her mom’s ex. It was Ethan Kim. He was holding a fancy-looking fruit basket, clearly expensive, probably a few hundred bucks at least. He looked a little nervous, glancing do