"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."

the women's health clinic, frozen in disbelief. It was a quiet weekday, so there weren't many people in the

called her name. "Next,

but hesitated, feeling

smile that barely masked her true feelings. "Go ahead, I'll hold onto your things for

Why had Mrs. Perez suddenly brought her here? Why

end, she didn't ask any questions and

the test results and smiled warmly, a smile

twisted with a strange mix of emotions. For a moment, she looked pleased, but there was also

yourself. You can already make out the shape of the baby. Everything

Mrs. Perez silent, staring at the

back, Mrs. Perez even offered to buy some supplements and insisted on coming over to help Lydia cook. But Lydia politely declined. "Mrs. Perez... you

once disliked her so openly was now acting as

make sure you get your housekeeper

at the door with two heavy

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