Chapter 54 - Richard Ashford

Richard POV

“Come, I’ll help you to your room,” I say, and Mia shakes her head.

“I am not an invalid, dad. I can walk by myself, see, look, watch, one foot in front of the other, see I learned to do this when I was around one,” Mia says, and I take a deep breath. This is not the time for an argument. She has been in the hospital for so long, and being home is the best thing in the world for her right now because she will be herself again.

“The nurse is coming in one hour, so please come downstairs when you hear the door,” I say as she walks up the stairs, still slowly, but she is making an incredible recovery, and I am finally breathing.

Angie walks out of the kitchen, greeting me. “How is she?” she asks as she watches Mia walk up the stairs. I smile at her,