Chapter 116

As soon as Elysia got back, Blossom’s curiosity was piqued.

“Something fun happen?” Blossom asked with a twinkle in her eye.

Elysia just said, “Heard a joke in the restroom that cracked me up.”

“What kind of joke has you grinning like a Cheshire cat? Share it! Lighten up the mood for us too.”

The three little ones also looked at her expectantly.

Elysia couldn’t exactly discuss Tarquin and Keaton’s gossip in front of the kids, so she made up some random joke to get by.

After a full day of fun, by five in the afternoon the three little ones were struggling to keep their eyes open. They hadn’t quite caught up on last night’s missed sleep.

Seeing them yawn, Elysia suggested that Blossom take them back to rest, while she went to check on Corbin at the hospital.

“Blossom, if you’ve got stuff to do, just drop them at our place and go. They won’t wander off,”

Blossom instantly offered, “It’s Sunday, I’m off work, and there’s no boyfriend to hang out with. What’s there for me to be busy with? I’ll take care of them at home. You go do what you need to do. The Denton family’s got a solid rep – honest folks, good people. Making nice with them might just come in handy if some jerk ever gives you trouble.”

Elysia didn’t argue, just smiled. “Uh–huh.”

Previously, helping Corbin was just that–helping. This time, she had an angle, she was admittedly using his uncle’s connections. Even though she wasn’t quite sure how to leverage that yet, she knew she wanted to.

Arriving at the hospital entrance, Elysia gave Blossom a few instructions before they parted ways.

Entering the hospital, Elysia caught sight of a familiar silhouette and paused, doing a double–take.

Soon enough, Zane noticed her too, looking equally surprised before he excused himself from the girl beside him and jogged over to greet Elysia.

“Elysia, what brings you to the hospital? You okay? Feeling under the weather?” he asked.

“No, just here to see a friend.”

While talking, she couldn’t help but glance at the young woman near Zane. The girl, with her long. hair, porcelain skin, and the striking features of a college student, was pretty but her gaze towards Elysia was less than friendly.

Elysia’s brow furrowed slightly.

Zane caught the shift in Elysia’s expression, looked back at the girl who quickly turned away, avoiding Elysia’s gaze.

The girl didn’t come over, just sat down in an empty spot, waiting quietly for Zane.

09:41 Zane turned back to Elysia, a look of helplessness on his face as he explained, “That’s my cousin. She should be in college but ended up getting pregnant by accident. She took a leave without telling my aunt, and recently she broke up with her boyfriend… Now there are complications with the pregnancy, and she has to terminate, but she’s too scared to tell my aunt. So she turned to me for help. We were poor growing up, and my aunt took care of me a lot–even paid for my high school expenses. So, I’m really close to her family. She’s my cousin, but she’s like a little sister to me. She didn’t want to tell her mom and she’s all alone in Jindale City, so I’m the one looking after her.”

Elysia glanced at the girl once more. “You’re not planning to tell her mom?”

“I’ve thought about it, but what good would it do besides upsetting her? What’s done is done, and getting angry won’t change anything. My aunt’s health isn’t great; it might just kill her to find out.”

Indeed, what had happened couldn’t be changed and her mother would only be distressed upon knowing.

“I see her belly’s quite big already, must be over five months. What’s wrong with the baby?”