"Where is your father now?"
Finally, Loriel decided to ask Elise about her father. He just had to know what happened. Maybe it had something to do with her not remembering him?
Elise lowered her head and sighed. "He is very sick."
"Oh... do you know where he is treated?" Loriel asked again.
The woman shook her head dejectedly. "I don't. And besides, I don't want to go there."
"Why not?"
Elise pretended not to hear his question. She raised her hand and pointed forward. "That's the entrance. We are here."
Loriel felt Elise was hiding something. She seemed reluctant to talk about her father. What was so bad about his illness? Where was he being treated? And.. why she didn't want to go there?
So many questions!
"I know several top surgeons in New York and access to the best hospitals," Loriel blurted. "I think whatever it is that your father is having, I am sure he can be cured."
