"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."

outside the women's health clinic, frozen in disbelief. It was a quiet

nurse quickly called

stood but hesitated,

purse with a smile that barely masked her true feelings. "Go ahead, I'll

brought her here? Why was her attitude toward Lydia

she didn't ask any questions

the test results

a strange mix of emotions. For a moment, she looked pleased, but

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

left Mrs. Perez

declined. "Mrs. Perez... you don't have to go to all this trouble," Lydia

her so openly was now acting as

"It's fine. Just make sure you get your housekeeper to prepare these for you. You need to take care of

Lydia standing at the door

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