Chapter 458: Chapter 458

Nina Sinclair turned her head quickly toward the source of the sound upon hearing it.

At the doorway stood a well-dressed middle-aged couple, Ethan Sherman’s parents, George Sherman and Lydia Aldridge, Nina Sinclair’s mother’s brother and sister-in-law.

Following behind them was Ethan Sherman. The three had come to the hospital today upon hearing that Nina had transferred Madeline Sherman to a different hospital.

George and Lydia had always been very kind to Nina. While Nina was busy with work, they had consistently helped take care of Madeline, and she was extremely grateful to them.

Seeing them again, Nina immediately approached them affectionately, "Uncle, Aunt, what brings you here?"

"We heard that Madeline was transferred, and we’ve been busy these past couple of days, so we finally found time today to come and visit."

Mrs. Sherman held Nina’s hand, looking her up and down, and remarked, "Nina, Aunt hasn’t seen you in so long, you’ve become even more beautiful."

They had always kept in touch by phone, but it had been a long time since they last met face-to-face. Mrs. Sherman’s impression of Nina was still of that naive girl from years ago.

Seeing her again now made her realize how much Nina had changed.

There was a newfound resilience in her eyes, making her look radiant and compelling, a testament to how much hardship Nina had endured outside.

Feeling the familiar warmth in Mrs. Sherman’s loving gaze, Nina felt her heart fill with warmth and showed a gentle smile.

Joel Thatcher, familiar with Mr. and Mrs. Sherman, stepped forward, "Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Sherman."

The couple looked at Joel and quickly said, "Is that you, Joel? It’s been so long."

"Yes, it’s me," Joel replied warmly.

Mrs. Sherman, feeling a bit embarrassed, said to Joel, "The doctor had informed us about Madeline’s condition earlier, but we thought you were busy and didn’t want to trouble you." Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on ɴovel(ꜰ)ɪre.nᴇt

In reality, they had heard that even people with higher status than them had to wait to consult Joel in Crestfall. Despite their close ties with the Thatcher Family, they couldn’t bring themselves to ask for special treatment.

Unexpectedly, Nina still reached out to Joel, and Joel agreed to help.

It seems this child values sentiments and relationships deeply.

After some small talk, they all sat down inside the hospital room.

At this point, Joel also briefly updated Mr. and Mrs. Sherman on Madeline’s current condition. Upon hearing that there was a chance she could slowly recover, their faces lit up with joy.

All of this was thanks to Joel!

Mrs. Sherman looked at Joel, a knowing expression flashing across her face.

She remembered how close Joel and Nina had been since childhood. They had all thought Nina would eventually end up with Joel, but Nina had surprised them by choosing someone else.

When they heard Ethan say that Nina had a flash marriage with someone from the Lancaster Family, they were utterly shocked.

Mrs. Sherman’s grave gaze fell on Madeline, who lay unresponsive on the hospital bed, a trace of melancholy appearing on her face.

Nina sensitively noticed Mrs. Sherman’s mood shift, assuming she was worried about her mother, and quickly consoled her, "Aunt, you don’t have to worry, Joel’s medical skills are excellent, he’ll definitely save mom."

Hearing Nina’s voice, Mrs. Sherman snapped out of her thoughts.

She promptly pushed down her emotions, smiled at Nina, and eased her worries.

Just then, other nurses came to ask for Joel’s assistance.

He bade Mr. and Mrs. Sherman farewell and quickly left with the nurse.

After Joel had left, Mrs. Sherman looked at Nina.

Then, with a somewhat serious demeanor, she asked, "Nina, earlier you mentioned you got married, and we didn’t think too much about it. We figured it’s normal for young people to marry when feelings are in place, but today Ethan told us you barely knew the person before flash marrying. We think you were too hasty!"