Chapter 21-1 Howard and Vivian looked at Danielle. They didnât doubt her, but they wondered why the medication needed to be changed.
Danielle explained calmly, "Dr. Hawkins, the medication you gave these two patients before was adequate, but it was ineffective in its dosage. The prescription I gave you includes a medicine with a higher dosage, as well as a few additional medicines."
Dominic looked to Howard and Vivian, seeking their approval.
"Do as she says," Howard instructed resolutely. He believed in his daughter. If she could save Logan from the brink of death, it was worth listening to her suggestions.
"Howard, why are you going along with this? What if something goes wrong, and we lose Alice and Caleb forever?" Audrey protested timidly, trying her best to convince him to stick to the original prescription.
"Dr. Hawkins, please take a look at the prescription," Danielle said. She was tired of Audreyâs antics and ignored her entirely.
With Howardâs approval, Dominic looked carefully at the prescription. He gasped as his eyes widened. "Miss Darling, did you write this prescription?
Itâs perfectly suited to Mr. and Mrs. Darlingâs conditions. Forgive me for being so direct, but could you tell me who was your mentor?"
"I picked up a few things here and there," Danielle answered flatly. She had mentored under someone who made her promise not to tell anyone.
"Youâre too modest, Miss Darling. Only an incredibly skilled doctor would have been able to prescribe this," he said as he looked carefully at Danielle, marveling at her young age.
"If we stick to this prescription, Alice and Caleb will awaken in a month," Danielle said as she continued to discuss their conditions with Dominic.
Howard and Vivian were listening to their conversation, and their jaws dropped. The two elders had been lying in a vegetative state for years, and now their daughter asserted that theyâd be awake in just one month. They wondered at the depth of their daughterâs knowledge and skills.
Dominic seemed convinced by Danielle as well, although he knew that it would be nothing short of a medical miracle if they woke up.
Howard rushed to confirm what heâd heard. "Danielle, did you say that Alice and Caleb will awaken in one month?" His tone was filled with incredulity and hope.
The brothers knew the ins and outs of the situation, but their curiosity of their sisterâs medical skills and status in the medical world was also piqued.
After all, it was undeniable that Logan, Alice, and Caleb were all in life-threatening situations, but to Danielle, it all seemed so simple.
There had been rumors of a miracle healer who was able to save anyone no matter how badly injured or how ridden with illness they were, but no one had ever met this person, so their existence remained simply hearsay.
The Darlings had also searched for this miracle healer ever since the car accident, hoping against hope that such a person truly existed. They tried all ways and means to locate them, but any clues they had had been vague, and often led them to dead ends.
Joseph asked tentatively, "Danielle, do you know about the miracle healer?" He wondered if she knew this person, or at least had some connection to them.
Danielle simply hummed in response.
Vivian believed Danielle wholeheartedly. "Oh my god, Danielle, if Alice and Caleb wake up, we would be over the moon. You really are the lucky star of our family, our little blessing."
Audrey held on to Vivianâs arm as she agreed, "Vivian, since Danielle has given her word, letâs trust her. Iâm sure she hopes to be able to do something for Alice and Caleb. If they do wake up, theyâll be overjoyed to reunite with her too."
In her mind, Audrey had no doubt Danielle would end up with egg on her face. At best, Alice and Caleb wouldnât wake up, and if something horrible goes wrong during this time because of the new prescription, thereâd be no way Danielle would be able to continue staying in the family.
Audrey began to fantasize in her mind. âIf Alice and Caleb lost their lives, what would Vivian and Howard do then? Would they choose to punish their daughter? Or perhaps they wouldnât have a choice at all but to see Danielle spend the rest of her life in prison.
âIf that happens, then Iâd be the only daughter of the Darling family. Iâd be spoiled for attention everywhere I go.
Imagining the scene made Audreyâs heart leap. She looked at the two old farts in their hospital beds and began the mental countdown to their deaths.
Howard and Vivian prepared to take their leave. They turned to the caretaker and instructed, "Please inform us immediately if there are any changes at all. Weâll be counting on you."
Then, turning to Danielle, Vivian said, "My dear, itâs getting late. Letâs head on home." She took Danielleâs arm and the Darling family filed out of the ward.
Danielle was sound asleep when the ringing of her phone stirred her. As soon as she picked up, Jason hurriedly said, "Danielle, your parents have placed another huge order of clothes, shoes, and bags. We just launched the new seasonâs offerings, but theyâve all been snapped up and delivered back to your home.
"Itâs not just your parents, either. Another major account also placed a sizeable order for clothes, bags, and shoes. Weâre so swamped."
Jason began to sound increasingly exasperated, and he half-jokingly said, "Why donât you come clean with your family about who you really are? In that case, we wonât have to work so hard, and your parents could just transfer money to us directly."
Chapter 21-3 Danielle waited for Jason to finish ranting. She had a bit of a bedhead from having just woken up, and she raised her eyebrows as she asked, "Whoâs the other account?"
Her parents seemed to enjoy buying clothes in bulk, and they all happened to be designed by her. Danielle felt she would have to tell her parents the truth soon.
Jason lowered his voice to a near-whisper as he answered excitedly, "Itâs Mr. Charrington, from Charrington Group. Do you think heâs got a girlfriend, thatâs why heâs ordered so many pieces?"
Danielle was stumped.
Getting back to the matter at hand, Jason reassumed his demanding tone. "Danielle, whatever it is, youâll have to send over part of your new design drafts.
Weâve still got other customers waiting, and Iâll have to rush production as well."
"Iâll send it over in a bit," Danielle agreed as she rubbed her forehead. Thankfully, sheâd worked on her sketches in the past few days.
Now that the matter was settled, Jason was all smiles. "Your parents have a large part to play in our business success. Please help me to convey my gratitude to them."
Downstairs in the living room, the Darling household staff were still wrapping their heads around the sheer number of clothes, bags, and shoes that had been delivered. Danielle had just returned home for a few days, and Vivian and Howard already spared no expense.
Audrey had woken up earlier and was greeted by the heaps of shopping bags in the living room. "Whatâs all this?" she asked.
Vivian gushed, "Grace Group just released their new seasonal designs, so I bought all of them for Danielle and you. Those bags over there are yours.
Iâll get one of the staff to bring them to your room in a bit."
Audrey compared the number of shopping bags for her and for Danielle, and was annoyed when she realized that her share was less. Still, she plastered a sweet smile on her face and said, "Thanks Vivian, I love it. I love you and Howard, you guys are always so good to me.
"Iâm blessed to have you as my parents."
Not A Small Town Girl (Danielle and David)
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