Chapter 27 The Results Are Ready

The checkup was unusually thorough, as if the doctor wanted to examine every inch of Jeanette's body. She cooperated without complaint, and only after two hours did she finally leave the room. She saw Giselle standing there, eyes wide with feigned innocence and a soft smile curving her lips. "Ms. Young, Will said my health hasn't been great, so he made an exception and let me tag along so that I could get checked too. You don't mind, do you?" Sarcasm flickered in Jeanette's eyes. She drew a breath and was about to respond, but another voice cut in, sharp with displeasure. "You knew it would upset her and came anyway? What? Are you trying to provoke her?" Giselle's smile froze. She turned and found Cordelia walking toward them, annoyance written all over her face. Color drained from Giselle's face. Instinctively, she looked to William, but his attention wasn't on her at all. Cordelia stepped to Jeanette's side and patted the back of her hand, a quiet but unmistakable show of suppo