Chapter 3 - Taking Little Elsie To The Private Family Clinic
Cesario scooped five-year-old Elsie into his arms, feeling her small body tremble against his chest. He marched down the side corridor toward the estate's private medical suite, calling for the family pediatrician.
Dr. Sterling rushed into the exam room, immediately preparing an ice pack and soothing ointment for the bruised cheek. "She sustained a mild soft tissue injury, sir, but the psychological shock is severe," Dr. Sterling noted gently.
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Elsie gripped Cesario's lapel tightly, her dark eyes wide with lingering terror from the foyer violence. "Grandpa, is Daddy going to let that lady hurt me again?" Elsie whispered, a single tear falling down her nose.
Cesario kissed her forehead softly, making a solemn vow that no one in the syndicate would ever touch her again. "Never again, my sweet child; Grandpa owns this house, and I make the rules," he promised warmly.
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