CEO's Tears Over Pregnancy Test Discovery

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."

I..." Karina started to

the past few days, she had developed a habit of apologizing first whenever something happened, often without even realizing how submissive and self-effacing

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

whispering, so quietly it was almost inaudible, "I tried to explain, but no one

a rumor takes seconds, but disproving it can

spoken with ease, without a care for the

was exactly what Karina

her ungrateful, a traitor who repaid kindness with betrayal, pointing out how the Stone family had

they were blind to the

had done for the Stones in return or how

the entire world's malice was aimed

her head, biting her lip. She didn't want to show this vulnerable side of herself in front of Wilfred, but the grievances and bitterness she had no one else to share

these years, I've never let

needed money, I did everything I could to

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