After leaving the room, Karina quickly patted her cheeks, trying to calm herself down. At the very least, she couldn't let anyone notice anything was off. "Dr. Norman?" someone called from behind her.

She turned to see a woman she recognized as the family member of a former patient. Noticing the child in the woman's arms, Karina's expression immediately softened with concern.

After a brief exchange, Karina learned that the child's condition had flared up again. She led them back to her office and conducted a thorough examination. Five minutes later, she reviewed the results with a slight frown.

"Her stomach and intestines seem fine. Can you tell me where exactly she's feeling discomfort?" Karina asked, assuming the mother may have misunderstood or misspoken.

But the woman hesitated, stammering nervously.

Sensing something deeper was going on, Karina softened her tone. "It's okay. This is a hospital-we're here to help. There's no need to hide anything. Just tell me what's wrong."

the woman suddenly burst into

quickly tried to comfort her. "Don't cry, please. Take your time

composing herself enough to explain. What she revealed nearly

a rural background. In her town, there was an unspoken rule: once someone reached a certain age, matchmakers would come knocking, and parents would rush to marry off their children. She ended up marrying a man eight years her senior and had a daughter soon after. However, because of the cultural preference for sons, her husband resented her

wiped her tears as she spoke. "That was nothing-I could tolerate it. But a few days ago, I found out that beast dared to lay hands on my daughter! She's just a little girl, and he's her father! How could he even have such thoughts about her?" Karina was stunned, struggling to process what

internal issues, as the child had a history

The girl's private area showed severe tearing, and Karina's hands trembled as she

monster could do this?"

realized she was in no state to take immediate action. She set aside the thought of calling the police for the moment and arranged for a female gynecologist to treat the girl's injuries. The tears were severe, inflamed, and needed

the girl was taken into the treatment room, Karina handed the mother a tissue. "Take a moment to collect yourself. I know any mother would feel heartbroken in this

dabbed at her tears, her voice thick with hatred. "When have I ever disobeyed that family? They told me to do the chores-I did them. They told me to take care of the

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