Not A Small-Town Girl

Chapter 16-3

Back in the main hall, Nathan boldly let David know his opinion. "Mr. Charrington, Miss Darling doesn’t seem so receptive to you."

"Don’t make me send you off on a business research trip to the middle of nowhere," David replied. He didn’t wear any emotion on his face, but in his mind, an idea had formed.

When Danielle returned home, Vivian and Howard buzzed around her excitedly and led her to the living room to sit.

"Danielle, we were planning to throw a homecoming party for you next month, but your grandparents aren’t in the best health right now, so we might have to postpone it," Vivian said in a soft voice with guilt written on her face.

"What’s wrong with them?" Danielle asked worriedly. This was the first time she’d heard them mention that Alice and Caleb were sick.

Howard explained with a dejected look, "They met with a car accident a few years back, and have since become bedridden and unresponsive. They’ve been reliant on medication all this while, but recently they’ve been showing signs of decline. It doesn’t look good.

"Apparently, there’s a miracle healer who can cure all sorts of illnesses as long as the patient is alive. We’ve been trying to locate this person all these years but we haven’t had any luck.

"No one’s ever seen this miracle healer either, so maybe it’s nothing but an urban legend and there’s no such person."

"Can I go to see them tomorrow?" Danielle immediately asked. She had to see them in person to obtain a proper diagnosis.

"Of course, we’ll accompany you to the hospital tomorrow." Vivian and Howard were relieved that their daughter was so understanding.

"We’ll go to the hospital tomorrow, and they’ll be better in no time. You guys should get some rest." Danielle was not the best at consoling others, but she knew that healing her grandparents would be the biggest comfort for her parents.

"Sure thing. Goodnight, Danielle," Howard and Vivian said one after the other as they watched their precious daughter go upstairs to her room. They were truly grateful that their daughter had matured into such a wonderful young woman.

They took their phones out and opened the Darling family group chat. Vivian was the one who dropped the bombshell with the message, [We’ve finally found your biological sister. She’s back home now.]

Howard sent a text as well. [She’s the most beautiful, caring and understanding daughter a father could ever hope for.]

Howard and Vivian had been disappointed by their sons the last time they had sent them messages, so they had wanted to hold off on breaking the news to them. Besides Joseph, the others hadn’t seen her yet.

In the end, they couldn’t stand the idea of Danielle thinking her brothers didn’t care about her.

They didn’t want her to feel unloved or uncomfortable just because of those annoying brats, and they expected their sons to treat Danielle with the same love and attention they gave her.