"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."

health clinic, frozen in disbelief. It was a quiet weekday, so

quickly called her name.

stood but hesitated,

smile that barely

confusion. Why had Mrs. Perez suddenly brought her here? Why was her attitude toward Lydia

end, she didn't ask any questions and

came back quickly. The doctor glanced at the test results and smiled warmly, a smile Lydia had

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

handed her the ultrasound. "See for yourself. You can

undeniable evidence left Mrs. Perez silent, staring at

Mrs. Perez even offered to buy some supplements and insisted on coming over to help Lydia cook. But Lydia politely declined. "Mrs. Perez... you don't have to go

unsettling. Someone who had once disliked her so openly was now acting as though they

aware of the awkwardness, tried to smooth it over. "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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