Chapter 21

Nora's guess was confirmed the moment Elliot was wheeled onto the stage. Ever since the accident, Nora hadn't really heard any news about Elliot. She never would have guessed that when they finally met again, he would have ended up in a wheelchair. She couldn't see if there were other injuries, but even without any medical background, she could tell that Elliot would never be able to return to being a doctor. She felt a strange kind of heaviness in her chest. In just three months, everything had completely changed. Onstage, Elliot's expression was gloomy, with none of the joy one might expect from a groom on his wedding day. In fact, he looked like someone who'd just lost everything. It was Beatrice who walked Claire down the aisle, but on her face wasn't the bittersweet pride most mothers showed when giving away their daughters. Instead, she was filled with worry. When Beatrice first found out Claire was pregnant with Elliot's child, she was shocked. Her first instinct was to te