"Dr. Norman... my life is so miserable. If I had known it would come to this, I'd rather have died than gotten married. What do I do now? If it were just me, I'd leave everything behind and disappear. But my daughter is only eight years old-she's still so little," the woman sobbed.

Karina hesitated for a moment. "You do need to consider her..."

Suddenly, she thought of Wilfred. Among her own connections, she didn't know anyone in the legal field. But Wilfred might.

Still, since she hadn't asked him yet, she couldn't promise anything. For now, she focused on calming both the mother and the child.

The little girl was surprisingly mature for her age. At just eight years old and barely into elementary school, she didn't fully understand the situation or what had been done to her.

In her own innocent words, she said, "Daddy just played a little game with me. He said if I didn't cry, I'd get a reward."

Even so, she understood that her mother was upset because of her.

"Mommy, don't cry. It doesn't hurt at all," she said softly, patting her mother's hand in comfort.

stared at her daughter in shock, tears streaming uncontrollably down her

felt a sharp ache in her heart. Such a kind, understanding little girl, and yet she had been

the mother and daughter embracing in her office before silently closing the door and walking briskly toward Wilfred's office, her anger simmering so intensely it seemed to propel her

again when Wilfred's voice came from behind her. "Looking for

turned to see him

just finished an emergency surgery," he explained, his exhaustion barely

looked. Surgery was always physically and mentally taxing, even for someone as capable

something I need your help with,"

pushed the door open. He stepped aside, clearly waiting for her

followed, closing

and I heard something that made

signaling for her

the situation in detail, recounting what had happened

she spoke, the tighter his brow furrowed, and the colder his gaze became. His eyes seemed

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