"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."

herself standing outside the women's health clinic, frozen in disbelief.

quickly called her name.

but

so "helpful," took her purse with a smile that barely masked her

brought her here? Why was

didn't ask any questions

quickly. The doctor glanced at the test results and smiled warmly, a

of emotions. For a moment, she looked pleased, but there was also a glint of

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

Perez

declined. "Mrs. Perez... you don't have to go to all this trouble," Lydia said carefully, trying to make sense of the sudden change

was unsettling. Someone who had once disliked her so openly was now

smooth it over. "It's fine. Just make sure you get your housekeeper to prepare these for you. You need to

leaving Lydia standing at the door with

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