From Ashes of Scandal to His Embrace (Laurinda) novel Chapter 91

Adolphus noticed how much Laurinda didn’t want to sit in the wheelchair, so he told the nurse to take it away.

“Just wait here for me. I’ll get all our stuff downstairs and then come back up for you. It’s freezing outside, so I need to get the car warmed up first.”

Laurinda thought about the biting cold and didn’t argue. She wasn’t afraid of much, but cold weather was her one weakness. She nodded.

“All right, but don’t take too long.”

She was itching to get home. With her hands still healing, she hadn’t been able to do anything about the Charles family. Now, she was ready to handle them as soon as she got back.

Adolphus caught the excited sparkle in her eyes. He gathered their bags and headed downstairs.

Left alone in the room, Laurinda started to feel restless. She figured the car must be warm by now, so she slipped out.

When she reached the nurses’ station, she caught some juicy news. Apparently, Baily had been hospitalized after a stroke.

She didn’t really care about what happened with the Austin family, but seeing them in trouble always made her day. Curious, she strolled over and asked, “So Baily’s in the hospital? What happened?”

After a few days here, Laurinda had already become friendly with the nurses. Every time the butler brought her meals, he’d also drop off fruit or snacks for the staff. They all got along really well.

“You haven’t heard about Baily having an accident in the hospital?” one nurse said.

“On your first day, Baily showed up in your room claiming to be your grandfather. Susan was worried he’d bother you, so she kicked him out.”

“He wouldn’t leave and just sat in the hallway. Then, get this, he actually had an accident right there. Bonnie was nearby at the time. I thought she would’ve told you.”

“So what’s going on with him now? Is he really incontinent?”

She knew his health pretty well. Before she left the Austin family, she’d gotten his most recent medical report on her phone. There was no way he could have gotten this bad in just a month.

Her thoughts drifted to Irvin. She wondered just how much he’d done for her behind the scenes.

“The tests didn’t find anything wrong. Baily said he didn’t even realize what happened. One minute he was fine, and the next…”

“He had the stroke after he saw some news about himself online. He got so angry, he just collapsed. The stories about him are still trending. PR can’t keep up at all.”

The nurse handed Laurinda her phone, figuring that no matter how well she explained it, actually seeing the news for herself would be way more shocking.