O

oy-chubby, light pink with long ears. I grabbed the toy

he mall when I saw her growing frustrated at the claw machine. I stopped to wat

ver to the token machi

ed help?"

d at me, her eyes wi

aid. "I'm just p

onvinced. "Fine, but can

Then she stepped a

st one try, grabbed the stuffed

she exc

ed it to her. "It's ugly. I don't like i

e you sure you don't want it?" s

t me," I replied, tr

n I'll just keep

She rejected everything I gave her, but I always came up

ister handed me the package from Emma. The timing couldn't have been worse. My dad and I were in the middle of a heated argume

ng at the company and openly expressed his desire to take on the CEO position. I didn't want to c

hen a girl suddenly ran in fron

shed to check on her. She looked up

I gently asked,

uries. She seemed fine, only a few bruises on

py. "I'm fine, Dr. Morgan. But can you check if

brows. She s

I whispere

ce. But it seems like our schedules didn't align, because I

gerous that was? If I hadn't stopped in time, you might

ith, wondering why her guardian had

t to say something when

nna

ward her. She hugged Hannah tightl

ppy's okay, too," she said,

palm, and a tear slid down her fa

ly shaken. I understood her reaction; any parent would be terrif

sitated. Perhaps she fear

. I'll take you and your daughter to

to trouble you. I can take her myse

. Normally, a parent in this situation would insist on being d

accident victims appear fine but have internal injuries that are m

is my patien

t to get in the car. They sat in the back s

She had fair skin, which seemed even fairer in her blue dress. I felt an odd

al, I asked a nurse to assist

minal CT scan, and since she was under my

ghter looks just like

s mom lowered her hea

e. You can wait outside. I'll stay with

and stepp

ttle girl wit

Morgan's g

Dr. Morga

ected Ava, he said he liked women with

now Dr. Morgan had

ade a scene when Dr. Morgan rejected her, despite all

of Dr. Morgan's. The little girl is about five or six, an

while Hannah was undergoing the test. There

came back normal, with only the bruises on her palms and knees as reminders of th

help, Dr. Morgan," H

my card. Feel free to contac

smile and took

ldn't help but ask as they

s mothe

. We came to you for a consultation before because my daughter has a hear

e was something oddly familiar about her that I

be forgetful, Hannah'

aughter's hand and walked away. As they l

o much like you. Your whole family is good-look

ow. "Really? Does

en asking if she was a relative or even my daughter. I couldn't help but chuckle to myself, imagi

, I realized she was cute. Even after our brief e