Beyond the Divorce

I was a bit stunned, but I grasped her meaning. She suggested that once Loak fully recovered, she would take over caring for my father.

Anya quickly explained, "I've taken care of Mr. Rory before. I can handle it, and I want to take care of him."

Grateful, I squeezed her hand and nodded. "Of course. When Loak gets better, you'll look after him, but you still need to keep up with school." Anya nodded earnestly. "I will."

Loak, though still pale, smiled sincerely.

"Let's take a moment before going in. Don't exhaust yourselves too much. I'll just go in and check on my dad first," I informed the doctor.

Then, accompanied by Lauren, I entered my father's room. He was already awake, with a nurse checking his blood pressure.

As he saw me enter with Lauren, he greeted her with a smile, "Hello."

the bedside. "Hello, Uncle

my father's

best friend, Lauren. She cares a lot about me and

"Thank you for taking care of my

We help each other," Lauren said

far." My father looked at me, very pleased. "Chloe is a friend worth

help but playfully retort, "Dad, no one praises their daughter

first time I had been so playful with my father, but

"You've always

Lauren

seeing Lauren settle into the chair by the

at me. "Is everything sorted in Gerby? Didn't you have an