Not A Small Town Girl (Danielle and David) novel Chapter 47

Chapter 47

David always felt that there was more to his mother’s death than met the eye. However, he had failed to find any conclusive evidence after all these years.

The plane flew for more than ten hours before landing at Treeside Villa.

David looked at Danielle who was sleeping soundly. He carried Danielle down the stairs, shocking everyone present.

Howard and Vivian didn’t know that Danielle went overseas with David. They had a feeling that Danielle and David had gotten a lot closer after this trip.

When Audrey, who was standing upstairs, saw David carrying Danielle, she was green with envy and wanted to yank Danielle out of David’s arms. Furious, Audrey wondered why everything that originally belonged to her became Danielle’s the moment Danielle returned to the family. A glint of malice flashed across Audrey’s eyes. She figured Danielle had to die for everything to return to normal.

Audrey took out her phone and made a call. She said, "She’s back. I’ll give you another 300 thousand dollars. You have to act within three days. I want her dead."

"Elliot, how did you end up coming back with Danielle?" Vivian asked gently.

Elliot replied, "My team was on a mission overseas, and Danielle and I coincidentally met. Since the mission had ended, we came back together."

Elliot was thankful that his squad returned to the army base in another plane. Otherwise, Vivian would surely not be fooled and would get to the bottom of this.

Vivian exclaimed, "Lydia, you haven’t visited us for a long time. I missed you."

Vivian really liked Lydia for her forthright attitude. Lydia smiled and said, "Vivian, I missed you too. I’ve been wanting to visit all of you since I heard from Elliot that Danielle has returned to the family.

However, I was busy with other things."

Danielle was woken up by a gentle breeze that brushed past her face. She was surprised to find out that she had slept for so long and that they were home now.

"Are you awake?" asked David.

He added, "Do you want to sleep a little longer?"

David was practically pampering Danielle like his own child.

Love was clearly in the air. Howard and Vivian were astonished to see the interaction between David and Danielle.

Danielle was somewhat amazed. Usually, she was a light sleeper and would wake up at the slightest sound. She also often had nightmares and at most slept for a few hours every night. However, with David by her side, the quality of her sleep

improved. She slept soundly.

Danielle said, "I’m awake now. Put me down." She felt embarrassed being carried by David like a baby.

Everyone’s eyes were on her.

David ignored Danielle’s request and asked, "Are you hungry?"

"Nope," Danielle answered.

"Let’s go inside the house. Food is ready," suggested Howard.

David told Danielle, "Your phone rang while you were sleeping."

Danielle was shocked. People who would call her were all her confidants.

David added, "I didn’t answer it. But someone named Jason Carter sent you a financial report via email. I saw it by accident."

Danielle was processing the news. "What? Isn’t Jason Carter the CEO of the Grace Group? If Jason is reporting to Danielle, wouldn’t it make Danielle the founder of the Grace Group?"

Howard thought out loud.

He was walking behind David and Danielle and overheard their conversation.

Howard’s voice was loud and clear. He couldn’t help but exclaim out loud. He was astonished to find out that Danielle was the founder of the Grace Group despite her young age.

Danielle thought, ’David has discovered many of my identities on this trip alone.

Danielle said nonchalantly, "Yes, I founded the Grace Group on a whim a few years ago. I didn’t expect it to become so successful."

She was not downplaying her own efforts. She really hadn’t expected the Grace Group to flourish so well.

She was certain that the new products would be very popular.

The next day, Danielle was planning to go to the hospital to treat her grandparents.

They had been using her prescription for a while now. Danielle figured that they would be able to regain consciousness with another round of acupuncture and hypnosis.

"Good morning, everyone!" Danielle came to the living room and greeted everyone present cheerfully.

"Danielle, why are you up so early? You came back so late yesterday. You should rest more today," Vivian said with concern.

Austin chimed in, "That’s right. You seem malnourished. You need to eat more." He hadn’t seen Danielle for more than a week.

Danielle felt just fine. She argued, "I look just fine if not fatter."

"How are you fat? You need to treat your body right with a balanced diet," Joseph said.

Danielle found this interaction amusing.

Danielle announced, "Dad, Mom, Joseph, Elliot, and Austin, I’m going to the hospital to see Grandpa and Grandma today. They’ll wake up after the last round of acupuncture today."

"Danielle, are you sure that Caleb and Alice will wake up today?" Howard was in disbelief.

"Yes, I checked their conditions before this. They’re recovering very well," Danielle replied.

To the side, Audrey kept quiet. She had been wanting to find an opportunity to hypnotize Caleb and Alice, but the security at the hospital was tight. She did not get a chance to do so. If Caleb and Alice woke up today, everyone in the Darling family would definitely be very grateful to Danielle. Audrey figured her status in the family would further plummet because of this.

Howard suggested, "Let’s all go to the hospital to see Caleb and Alice together."

Everyone present happily agreed.