"Miss Lydia, why aren't you going in?"

Lydia jumped, startled by the voice of her colleague, Layla, who had appeared behind her.

Forcing a smile, she said, "It's nothing... Oh, actually, can you hand this in for me? Something just came up."

She handed the documents to Layla and, before she could respond, Lydia hurried away.

Feeling overwhelmed, Lydia rushed out of the building, her emotions tangled and heavy. She wandered aimlessly down the busy street, unsure of where to go.

The steady flow of cars and rushing business professionals only deepened her sense of disconnection. Nowhere felt right, and the world seemed to spin around her without a place for her to belong. Lost in thought, she felt utterly out of place. Just then, her phone rang.

Without thinking, she answered, and to her surprise, it was Mrs. Perez.

"Miss Lydia, do you have a moment?" Mrs. Perez's voice was calm, almost too casual. "If you're free, I'd like to meet you somewhere."

clinic, frozen in disbelief. It

quickly called her

stood but hesitated,

that barely masked

the confusion. Why had Mrs. Perez suddenly brought

in the end, she didn't ask any questions

The doctor glanced at the test results and smiled warmly, a smile Lydia had seen before. "Congratulations, you're

of emotions. For a moment, she looked pleased, but there was also a glint of asked, "Doctor, are you

the ultrasound. "See for yourself. You can already make

left Mrs. Perez silent, staring at the

on coming over to help Lydia cook. But Lydia politely declined. "Mrs. Perez... you don't have to go

openly was now acting as though they cared. Lydia

Just make sure you get your housekeeper to prepare these for you.

Lydia standing at the door with

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