“I won’t be leaving anymore and I’ll open the hospital soon,” replied Stanley.

Xyla’s heart squeezed when she heard that. She had informed Five Batton of every detail, all except this one. Now that he had told her father that he wouldn’t be leaving, and that he would soon start up a traditional hospital, that would mean that they would have to live together.

To ingratiate themselves with her father, they would have to be in frequent contact. That wouldn’t be a problem, but the most important