Chapter 81 Sowing Discord

Betty held Natalie's hand with eyes filled with gratitude and kindness. "Dr. Lunsford, I really owe it to you this time. If not for you, I wouldn't have made it. You're my savior." "You flatter me, Mrs. Hurrell Senior. This is simply my duty as a doctor." Natalie smiled modestly. Just then, the door opened, and Horatio strode in. He looked at Betty with concern. "Grandma, how are you feeling?" "I feel much better. Don't worry," Betty replied. She truly did feel much more comfortable now. That suffocating feeling from before was all but gone. A genuine smile spread across Horatio's face. When he looked at Natalie and saw her speaking gently and patiently with Betty, his heart was set aflutter by a surge of warmth. It was a feeling he could not quite put into words. Her focused expression, her soft words, and her eyes that seemed to hold starlight drew him in. He found himself unable to look away. Horatio suddenly realized that lately, Natalie seemed to appear in his thoughts cons