“Don’t feel embarrassed, Miss McKinnon,” said Declan. “Your pay for taking care of Kyran for the past few months should be more than this, so you deserve it.”

The first thing that Deirdre did after getting the card was to go out and make a call to Maeve.

“Madam O’Keefe, I have 40,000 dollars with me right now. It should be able to pay for your daughter’s medical bills for a while. Can you come to the hospital now? I’ll pass it to you.”

Maeve fell silent for a while before saying, “Miss McKin