At the hospital, Benjamin called Florence to inform her that Betty was missing, but he didn't mention that Lancelot had found her.
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Florence rushed over and asked, "What happened? Grandpa, how did she end up missing this afternoon?"
Benjamin looked ashamed. "I'm getting old. I was holding her for two hours during her IV, and after the nurse removed the needle, I dozed off. When I woke up, she was gone."
Florence saw her grandfather's exhausted expression and felt terrible. It was her fault.
She hadn't taken care of her grandfather or the baby. Walking over, she crouched down and gently kissed Betty, who was sleeping in Shirley's arms.
"You little troublemaker, just learned to walk and already wandering off..." Florence breathed in Betty's scent and turned to Shirley. "Can you fi
