But Karina still felt embarrassed.

Noticing this, Wilfred stopped what he was doing, sat back in the driver's seat, and fixed his gaze on her. In the light, his usually dark eyes softened to a deep, rich brown. His stare made Karina fidget, her heart pounding in her chest. She was certain her face was already bright red. "What is it? Why are you looking at me like that?" Wilfred's lips curved into a faint smile, so subtle it was almost imperceptible. "If you really want to thank me, hurry up and write a proper thesis." Thud!

Karina's heart skipped a beat, and any trace of excitement crashed and burned.

She was momentarily speechless. How could someone constantly bring up writing a thesis? Wasn't that the least romantic thing he could say?

She completely forgot how flustered she had been moments earlier, unable to even meet Wilfred's eyes.

*

Once the lawyer was arranged, the next step was filing a lawsuit with the court. This was beyond Karina's scope, so she left everything in the lawyer's capable hands.

A few days later, the woman came to the hospital specifically to thank her.

Karina reassured her, "There's no need to thank me. What you need to do now is work closely with the lawyer. Stay strong! I believe in you. You and your daughter will get out of this nightmare soon!"

wiping

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and Yvette marveled at Karina's kindness. "You're like a walking good deed! Do they give out awards for helping people? If they

award for that, but if there's trouble

didn't

resolve, Yvette gave up trying to

Karina's words turned out to be prophetic-not long after, trouble

Karina? Get

and grabbing hold of a terrified nurse at the front

his bloodshot eyes and aggressive demeanor, pointed toward Karina's office with trembling hands. The man immediately turned and marched in that

for help, but they were

patient, who was still in the office when the door

man barged in, radiating hostility. Sensing trouble, Karina instinctively stepped in front of her patient, only to be met with a harsh slap across the face. The impact sent stars

in terror. "Who are you?

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