Chapter 24

Elijah had the hospital staff constantly report Grace's condition to him ever since he found out that she was pregnant. For some reason, Luther's heart skipped a beat upon hearing Elijah's words. "What happened?" "I don't know exactly what happened either. I heard the doctor say Grace is dead when I went to the hospital today." Those words hit Luther like a bolt of lightning! She was dead? How could that be possible? She was just fine last night! He stood up too quickly, and a wave of dizziness hit him. "What happened exactly?" "The doctor said Grace was brought in last night. She died today despite their best efforts to save her." Without saying another word, Luther grabbed the suit jacket he had tossed aside and rushed out the door. He drove straight to the hospital. Along the way, Luther's mind echoed with the words Grace said last night before he left. "Mr. Harrison, I want to ask you something. Would you be sad if I died?" For some reason, he found it hard to breathe no