Alex glanced at his elder brother and the butler standing at a safe distance, resentment flashing in his eyes. Why hadn’t any of them warned him? Waking up to see Grandma had been a shock.
“Grandma, Dad, Mom,” he said, rubbing his sore ear, “I didn’t want you to worry. I’m fine. I just scratched my hands on the windshield. They bled a little but no bones were broken. I’m almost healed.”
Grandma’s tugging had looked fierce, but in truth it had only been a pinch at first. The rest had been more performance than pain.
Madisyn smacked his arm lightly. “If it’s nothing, why stay in the hospital so long? You brat! You get in a car accident and don’t even tell us. What if… what if Mom and Dad didn’t get to see you one last time?”
She clicked her tongue and muttered “Good luck” twice under her breath, invoking the protection of the York ancestors who had always guarded their descendants.
“Grandma, Dad, Mom, I’m sorry,” Alex said quickly. “I shouldn’t have kept it from you.” Better to apologize before his mother started pulling his ears too. Why did the women in his family all have a habit of tugging ears?
“But I’m really fine. If it were serious, my eldest brother wouldn’t have hidden it for me. He’s the one who insisted I stay here. He was worried and wanted me under observation for a few days. Once my hands heal a bit more, I’ll be discharged.”
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