Under the nurse's urging, Daniel Cooper pulled the phone away from his ear, shaking his head at Amelia, "I still can't get through."
"What should I do?" Amelia started to tear up again. "My uncle is not here, if something happens to grandpa… How am I going to explain to them!? It's all my fault, why did I have to say those things? If it weren't for me, grandpa wouldn't be like this…"
"Now's not the time for self-blame, we need to save him first." Daniel Cooper took the pen from her hand and swiftly signed his name.
What followed was an unbearably long wait.
Because Madam White was getting on in years, they didn't allow her to come with them to the hospital. Daniel tried to reassure Amelia, "You should go home and keep her company, I'll stay here and contact you with any news immediately. She'll only worry more if neither of us goes home. Plus, all the servants at home are loyal to Benjamin White…"
Only then did Amelia remember, "Right, how could I have forgotten. But..."
