Chapter 24

The rescue team arrived quickly. Frederick's life was saved, but due to the traumatic brain injury, his cognitive ability regressed to that of a six-year-old child. He lost all ability to care for himself, and both his thinking and behavior regressed entirely to that of a young child. There was nothing more the doctors could do. They said it would take a miracle for him to return to his normal self. Algernon and Maxine were heartbroken when they learned what had happened. But they didn't lash out or assign blame. Instead, they comforted Minerva, who had also been injured in the accident. It wasn't until Maxine pulled her into a hug that Minerva finally broke down in tears. Her tightly wound emotions unraveled all at once in the warmth of someone else's arms. … Algernon and Maxine turned over their business affairs to others and devoted themselves entirely to caring for Frederick. After all, their only son had ended up in such a situation. Once she had recovered, Minerva visited