Not A Small-Town Girl
Chapter 21-1

Chapter 21-1

Howard and Vivian looked at Danielle. They didn’t doubt her, but they wondered why the medication needed to be changed.

Danielle explained calmly, "Dr. Hawkins, the medication you gave these two patients before was adequate, but it was ineffective in its dosage. The prescription I gave you includes a medicine with a higher dosage, as well as a few additional medicines."

Dominic looked to Howard and Vivian, seeking their approval.

"Do as she says," Howard instructed resolutely. He believed in his daughter. If she could save Logan from the brink of death, it was worth listening to her suggestions.

"Howard, why are you going along with this? What if something goes wrong, and we lose Alice and Caleb forever?" Audrey protested timidly, trying her best to convince him to stick to the original prescription.

"Dr. Hawkins, please take a look at the prescription," Danielle said. She was tired of Audrey’s antics and ignored her entirely.

With Howard’s approval, Dominic looked carefully at the prescription. He gasped as his eyes widened. "Miss Darling, did you write this prescription? It’s perfectly suited to Mr. and Mrs. Darling’s conditions. Forgive me for being so direct, but could you tell me who was your mentor?"

"I picked up a few things here and there," Danielle answered flatly. She had mentored under someone who made her promise not to tell anyone.

"You’re too modest, Miss Darling. Only an incredibly skilled doctor would have been able to prescribe this," he said as he looked carefully at Danielle, marveling at her young age.

"If we stick to this prescription, Alice and Caleb will awaken in a month," Danielle said as she continued to discuss their conditions with Dominic.

Howard and Vivian were listening to their conversation, and their jaws dropped. The two elders had been lying in a vegetative state for years, and now their daughter asserted that they’d be awake in just one month. They wondered at the depth of their daughter’s knowledge and skills.

Dominic seemed convinced by Danielle as well, although he knew that it would be nothing short of a medical miracle if they woke up.

Howard rushed to confirm what he’d heard. "Danielle, did you say that Alice and Caleb will awaken in one month?" His tone was filled with incredulity and hope.

The brothers knew the ins and outs of the situation, but their curiosity of their sister’s medical skills and status in the medical world was also piqued. After all, it was undeniable that Logan, Alice, and Caleb were all in life-threatening situations, but to Danielle, it all seemed so simple.

There had been rumors of a miracle healer who was able to save anyone no matter how badly injured or how ridden with illness they were, but no one had ever met this person, so their existence remained simply hearsay.