After Mr. and Mrs. Stone left, the turmoil surrounding the incident didn't settle down.

Although it hadn't been confirmed whether Karina was responsible, in most people's eyes, she was already seen as the culprit. Overnight, she became isolated.

The only person who treated her the same as before was Wilfred.

Whenever gossip started circulating in the hospital, he stepped in to put an end to it, warning the offenders, "This is a hospital for treating patients, not a place for spreading rumors. If you want to gossip, find somewhere else." Only then did the malicious comments begin to die down.

Wilfred returned to his office.

Hearing the door, Karina quickly wiped the corners of her eyes before looking up and offering him a smile that appeared no different from her usual one. "Dr. Wilfred, thank you for believing in me."

Wilfred studied her for a moment before saying, "If you don't feel like smiling, don't force yourself."

She froze.

"You look awful when you fake it."

Karina started to

developed a habit of apologizing first whenever something happened, often without even realizing how

looked at her seriously and said, "You don't owe me an apology. The person you truly owe is yourself. Are

a moment before whispering, so quietly it was almost inaudible, "I tried to

rumor takes seconds, but disproving it can take a

just words spoken with

was exactly what Karina was facing

pointing out how the Stone family had

as if they were blind to

the Stones in return or how they had

like the entire world's malice was aimed solely

head, biting her lip. She didn't want to show this vulnerable side of herself in front of Wilfred,

these years, I've

Whenever they needed money, I did everything I could to pull it together-all because

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