Chapter hundred and fifty seven.

Eva's POV.

I balanced the woven basket on my hip as I pushed open the heavy wooden door to the clinic.

It had been few days since I’d last been here, but the sight of people wrapped in bandages and lying weakly on the beds still made my chest ache.

“Good morning, my lady,” one of the healers greeted as soon as she saw me, bowing respectfully before hurrying off to tend to another patient.

I nodded with a smile and tightened my grip on the basket. “Good morning,” I murmured softly, but my eyes were already searching for Bonnie.

It didn’t take long. I spotted her at the far end of the clinic, sitting on a little stool by her mother’s bed, Bonnie looked up the instant she heard my footsteps, her wide eyes lighting up happily.

“My lady!” she exclaimed, scrambling to her feet so quickly the stool toppled backward.

I crouched immediately, setting the basket down beside me so I could be at her level. “Hello, Bonnie,” I said softly, brushing her messy hair back from her face with my finger